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because ofעַלMountהַרZion,צִיּוֹןwhich lies desolate;שֶׁשָּׁמֵםfoxesשׁוּעָלִיםprowlהִלְּכוּon it.בוֹ
Lamentations 5:18
Study it in the app“because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate; foxes prowl on it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:18, word by word
- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- which lies desolateשָּׁמֵםshamem
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “shamem” appears- foxesשׁוּעָלִיםshualim
fox, jackal
Fox; the Hebrew word can also name the jackal, a similar animal that goes about in packs.
Where else “shualim” appears- prowlהִלְּכוּhilchu
roam
To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.
Where else “hilchu” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
17For this our heart has become faint; for these things our eyes have grown dark,
18 · This verse (above)
19You, YHWH, remain forever; your throne is from generation to generation.