Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it. New Living Translation For Jerusalem is empty and desolate, a place haunted by jackals. English Standard Version for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. Berean Standard Bible because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. King James Bible Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. New King James Version Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. New American Standard Bible Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Jackals prowl in it. NASB 1995 Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes prowl in it. NASB 1977 Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes prowl in it. Legacy Standard Bible Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes walk about in it. Amplified Bible As for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, Foxes and the jackals prowl over it. Christian Standard Bible because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it. Holman Christian Standard Bible because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it. American Standard Version For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it. Contemporary English Version our city is in ruins, overrun by wild dogs. English Revised Version For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk upon it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Foxes roam around on Mount Zion, which lies in ruins. Good News Translation because Mount Zion lies lonely and deserted, and wild jackals prowl through its ruins. International Standard Version Because Mount Zion is desolate; foxes roam around it. Majority Standard Bible because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. NET Bible For wild animals are prowling over Mount Zion, which lies desolate. New Heart English Bible For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk on it. Webster's Bible Translation Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. World English Bible for the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the Mount of Zion—that is desolate, "" Foxes have gone up on it. Young's Literal Translation For the mount of Zion -- that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it. Smith's Literal Translation For mount Zion was laid waste, the foxes went upon it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it. Catholic Public Domain Version because of mount Zion, because it was ruined. Foxes have wandered upon it. New American Bible Because of Mount Zion, lying desolate, and the jackals roaming there! New Revised Standard Version because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause mount Zion is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of the Mountain of Zion that is desolate, and foxes walk in it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, The foxes walk upon it. Brenton Septuagint Translation Over the mountain of Sion, because it is made desolate, foxes have walked therein. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prayer for Restoration…17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— 18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. 19You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.… Cross References Jeremiah 9:11 “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.” Isaiah 64:10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. Micah 3:12 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. Psalm 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. Nehemiah 2:3 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?” Jeremiah 26:18 “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.’ Zechariah 7:14 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.” 2 Kings 25:9 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. Jeremiah 4:7 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. Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers. Matthew 23:38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 21:20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. Mark 13:2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), Luke 19:43-44 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.” Treasury of Scripture Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk on it. of the Lamentations 2:8,9 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… 1 Kings 9:7,8 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: … Psalm 74:2,3 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt… the foxes Isaiah 32:13,14 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: … Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jump to Previous Desolate Foxes Jackals Lies Mount Mountain Prowl Prowling Walk Waste ZionJump to Next Desolate Foxes Jackals Lies Mount Mountain Prowl Prowling Walk Waste ZionLamentations 5 1. A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.because of Mount Zion 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. which lies desolate with foxes prowling in it Hebrew because ofעַ֤ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Mount הַר־ (har-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Zion, צִיּוֹן֙ (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem which lies desolate, שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם (šeš·šā·mêm) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy haunted הִלְּכוּ־ (hil·lə·ḵū-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk by the jackals. שׁוּעָלִ֖ים (šū·‘ā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7776: Fox, perhaps jackal Links Lamentations 5:18 NIVLamentations 5:18 NLT Lamentations 5:18 ESV Lamentations 5:18 NASB Lamentations 5:18 KJV Lamentations 5:18 BibleApps.com Lamentations 5:18 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 5:18 Chinese Bible Lamentations 5:18 French Bible Lamentations 5:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:18 For the mountain of Zion which (Lam. 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