Lamentations 5:18
For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate;the foxes walk on it.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
In Context
17For this our heart is faint;for these things our eyes grow dim.
19You, Lord, abide forever;your throne is from generation to generation.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:7then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
Psalms 74:2Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old,which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance;Mount Zion, in which you have lived.
Isaiah 64:9Do not be furious, Lord, neither remember iniquity forever: see, look, we beg you, we are all your people.
Jeremiah 9:11"I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."
Jeremiah 26:9Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, 'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant?'" All the people were gathered to Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 44:6Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.'
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 5:18-22
Unchangeableness of God; Prayer for Mercy and Grace. ( b. c. 588.) 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? 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord , and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against… Read the whole commentary →