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Lamentations 5:18

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Lamentations 5:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Lamentations 5:18

Theological / Devotional

Mountain of Zion. That is, Jerusalem (see on Ps. 48:1, 2). Mt. Zion was particularly thought of as the dwelling place of the Lord (see Ps. 74:2 ; 76:2), but now the presence of the Lord has departed.

Foxes. Heb. shu‘alim. Also used of jackals (see on Judges 15:4). The presence of foxes, and especially jackals, emphasizes the wildness and desolation of what had once been the heart of a great city. Evidently the setting of this poem is some time after the destruction of the city.

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