Lamentations 5:18 (WEB)

Passage

For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 5:16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

Lamentations 5:17 For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim.

Lamentations 5:18 For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate. The foxes walk on it.

Lamentations 5:19 You, Yahweh, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation.

Lamentations 5:20 Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mountain", "zion", "desolate", "foxes", and "walk". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mountain" and "zion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For this our heart is faint For..." into verse 19's "You Yahweh remain forever Your throne is...", so "mountain" and "zion" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mountain" and "zion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.