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jackals prowl over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Jackals prowl in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes prowl in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes prowl in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes walk about in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, Foxes <i>and</i> the jackals prowl over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />our city is in ruins, overrun by wild dogs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Foxes roam around on Mount Zion, which lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because Mount Zion lies lonely and deserted, and wild jackals prowl through its ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because Mount Zion is desolate; foxes roam around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For wild animals are prowling over Mount Zion, which lies desolate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Mount of Zion—that is desolate, "" Foxes have gone up on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the mount of Zion -- that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For mount Zion was laid waste, the foxes went upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />because of mount Zion, because it was ruined. Foxes have wandered upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because of Mount Zion, lying desolate, and the jackals roaming there! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because mount Zion is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of the Mountain of Zion that is desolate, and foxes walk in it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, The foxes walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Over the mountain of Sion, because it is made desolate, foxes have walked therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1412" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">A Prayer for Restoration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: šeš·šā·mêm (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">which lies desolate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hil·lə·ḵū- (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">patrolled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7776.htm" title="7776: šū·‘ā·lîm (N-mp) -- Fox, perhaps jackal. Or shunal; from the same as sho'al; a jackal.">by foxes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Nehemiah 2:3</a></span><br />and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></span><br />“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14</a></span><br />But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a></span><br />A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></span><br />Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a></span><br />For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk on it.</p><p class="hdg">of the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Lamentations 2:8,9</a></b></br> The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7,8</a></b></br> Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2,3</a></b></br> Remember thy congregation, <i>which</i> thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, <i>which</i> thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt… </p><p class="hdg">the foxes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13,14</a></b></br> Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns <i>and</i> briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy <i>in</i> the joyous city: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></b></br> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Prowl</a> <a href="/psalms/59-14.htm">Prowling</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Prowl</a> <a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">Prowling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/lamentations/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>because of Mount Zion</b><br />Mount Zion holds profound significance in biblical history and theology. It is often synonymous with Jerusalem, the city of David, and the dwelling place of God. In Hebrew, "Zion" (צִיּוֹן, Tziyon) represents not just a physical location but also a spiritual symbol of God's presence and covenant with His people. Historically, Mount Zion was the site of the Jebusite fortress captured by David, becoming the political and spiritual center of Israel. The lament here reflects the deep sorrow over the loss of this sacred space, which once symbolized divine favor and protection.<p><b>which lies desolate</b><br />The Hebrew word for "desolate" (שָׁמֵם, shamem) conveys a sense of utter devastation and abandonment. This desolation is not merely physical but also spiritual, as the once-thriving center of worship and community now stands empty and forsaken. The imagery evokes the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings. Historically, the desolation of Zion would have been a vivid reminder of the Babylonian conquest and the subsequent exile, a period marked by profound loss and longing for restoration.<p><b>with foxes prowling in it</b><br />The presence of "foxes" (שׁוּעָלִים, shu'alim) in the ruins of Zion is a powerful symbol of desolation and neglect. In the ancient Near East, foxes were often associated with desolate places, scavenging in areas abandoned by human activity. This imagery underscores the complete reversal of Zion's former glory, now reduced to a haunt for wild animals. Scripturally, foxes can also symbolize cunning and destruction, as seen in the <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15</a>, where they are described as "little foxes that ruin the vineyards." The prowling foxes in Zion serve as a poignant reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the need for repentance and divine intervention for restoration.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Foxes.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">jackals, </span>who are thought of as haunting the ruins of Jerusalem. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm" title="They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.">Psalm 63:10</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הַר־</span> <span class="translit">(har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zion,</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which lies desolate,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(šeš·šā·mêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">haunted</span><br /><span class="heb">הִלְּכוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(hil·lə·ḵū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the jackals.</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּעָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šū·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">Strong's 7776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fox, perhaps jackal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:18 For the mountain of Zion which (Lam. 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