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


In Context

15 The joy of our heart hath ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe to us, that we have sinned!

17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

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

19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

20 Why dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:18for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over 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 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.