Key Verse Spotlight
Lamentations 5:18 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.”
Lamentations 5:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The crown is fallen {from} our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! {The...: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen}
For this our heart is faint; for these {things} our eyes are dim.
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, {and} forsake us so long time? {so...: Heb. for length of days?}
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