Lamentations 4:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶ The Lord himself separated them;
    he will do nothing more for them.
They did not respect their own priests;
    they did not honor their elders.

¹⁷ Our eyes failed,
    searching in vain for hope;
we kept watching and looking
    for a nation that would not help.

¹⁸ Our steps were closely stalked,
    so we couldn’t travel on our own streets.
Our end is near,
    our days are over;
        indeed, our end has come.