Lamentations 4:16-18

New International Version - UK

¹⁶ The Lord himself has scattered them;
    he no longer watches over them.
The priests are shown no honour,
    the elders no favour.

¹⁷ Moreover, our eyes failed,
    looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
    for a nation that could not save us.

¹⁸ People stalked us at every step,
    so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.