King James Version

Lamentations 5:18

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

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עַ֤לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.צִיּוֹן֙tsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םsheshamemwho make amazedשָׁמֵםparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “who make amazed”, a completed actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.שׁוּעָלִ֖יםshualimfoxשׁוּעָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fox”, the ordinary formH7776a jackal (as a burrower)fox.הִלְּכוּhilkhvwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Over the mountain of Sion, because it is made desolate, foxes have walked therein.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπʼ ὄρος Σιὼν, ὅτι ἠφανίσθη, ἀλώπεκες διῆλθον ἐν αὐτῇ.