18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
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.
18 They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come.
18 They tracked us down, those hunters. It wasn't safe to go out in the street. Our end was near, our days numbered. We were doomed.
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.
18 We couldn't go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end was near; our days were numbered. We were doomed!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Lamentations 4:18
Commentary on Lamentations 4:13-20
(Read Lamentations 4:13-20)
Nothing ripens a people more for ruin, nor fills the measure faster, than the sins of priests and prophets. The king himself cannot escape, for Divine vengeance pursues him. Our anointed King alone is the life of our souls; we may safely live under his shadow, and rejoice in Him in the midst of our enemies, for He is the true God and eternal life.