Lamentations 4:17-20

17We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could not help us.

18We couldn’t go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end was near; our days were numbered. We were doomed!

19Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.

20Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!