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Pe

16 The presence of Yahweh has eradicated them;
He will not continue to look at them;
They did not [a](A)honor the priests;
They did not favor the elders.

Ayin

17 Yet our eyes were spent,
Looking for [b]help was (B)vanity;
In our watching we have watched
For a (C)nation that could not save.

Tsadhe

18 They (D)hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our open squares;
Our (E)end drew near,
Our days were [c]finished,
For our end had come.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:16 Lit lift up the faces of
  2. Lamentations 4:17 Lit our help
  3. Lamentations 4:18 Lit full