אָבַד מָנוֹס מִמֶּנּוּ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To have no way out / To have nowhere to turn / To have no escape / Was left with no escape

הגדרה (אנגלית)

His fate is sealed; he cannot escape his destiny (originally: lost the ability to flee).

(“Look to the right and see — no one recognizes me; refuge has perished from me, no one cares for my soul.” — Psalms 142:5. Also: “The hand of the ocean / loves to enclose / and refuge is lost / and escape has vanished.” — Judah Halevi, Counselor and Founder. Also: “Therefore my shame covered my face and my disgrace too, I have no refuge but You, and from You comes my forgiveness.” — Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra, To You My Desire.)