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Lamentations Chapter 5 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Lamentations 5:18

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

Because of the mountain of Zion which is a waste; jackals go over it.
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DARBY Lamentations 5:18

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

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

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WEB Lamentations 5:18

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

For the mount of Zion -- that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Foxes.--Better, jackals, who are thought of as haunting the ruins of Jerusalem. (Comp. Psalm 63:10.)Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewbecause ofעַ֤ל (‘al)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstMountהַר־ (har-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill countryZion,צִיּוֹן֙ (ṣî·yō·wn)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalemwhich lies desolate,שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם (šeš·šā·mêm)Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefyhauntedהִלְּכוּ־ (hil·lə·ḵū-)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkby the jackals.שׁוּעָלִ֖ים (šū·‘ā·lîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7776: Fox, perhaps jackalJump to PreviousDesolate Foxes Jackals Lies Mount Mountain Prowl Prowling Walk Waste Zion