17 All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. 18 They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! 19 Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:17–19
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