Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
"The anointed of Jehovah was taken in their pits"  (Lamentations 4:20).  "This is a reference to Zedekiah the king."[3]  However, we agree with Dummelow that, "This is rather a strong expression to be applied to Zedekiah."[4] Cook explained it on the basis that, "With the capture of Zedekiah, Israel was robbed of the only rallying point that they had."[5]