Lamentations 5:18
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Berean Study Bible
because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

Hebrew
because of
עַ֤ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Mount
הַר־ (har-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

Zion,
צִיּוֹן֙ (ṣî·yō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem

which lies desolate,
שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם (šeš·šā·mêm)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

haunted
הִלְּכוּ־ (hil·lə·ḵū-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

by the jackals.
שׁוּעָלִ֖ים (šū·‘ā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7776: Fox, perhaps jackal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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