18for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.


In Context

15 Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim

18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.

19 You, O Lord , reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?

Lamentations 5:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:18For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:18For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: foxes walk over it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:18For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk upon it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk on it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18For the mount of Zion — that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk on it.