Lamentations 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.”

Lamentations 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it.”

Lamentations 5:18 — World English Bible

Lamentations 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it. ”

Lamentations 5:18 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For the mount of Zion--that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.”

Lamentations 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: foxes walk over it. ”

Lamentations 5:18 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Because of the mountaine of Zion which is desolate: the foxes runne vpon it.”

Lamentations 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 5:18 in Context — Lamentations 5

16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

19 Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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What Does Lamentations 5:18 Mean?

Lamentations 5:18 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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