They tracked our steps So that we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near; Our days were over, For our end had come.
Lamentations 4:18
Surrounding context
4:17 Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us.
4:18 They tracked our steps So that we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near; Our days were over, For our end had come.
4:19 Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the heavens. They pursued us on the mountains And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.