Lamentaciones 5:18

18 Por el Monte de Sion que está asolado; zorras andan en él

Lamentaciones 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 5:18

Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate
Meaning either the city of Jerusalem in general, or the temple in particular, which both lay in ruins: but the latter gave the truly godly the greatest concern; that the seat of divine Majesty should be in such a condition; that the public exercises of religion should cease, and there be no more opportunities of waiting upon God, and worshipping him as heretofore; their civil interest, and the loss of that did not so much affect them as the interest of religion, and what that suffered: the foxes walk upon it:
as they do in desolate places, shunning the company of men; but here they walked in common, and as freely as in the woods and deserts: this was fulfilled in the destruction of the second temple, as well as the first. R. Akiba ^F3 and his companions were walking together; they saw a fox come out of the holy of holies; they wept, but he laughed or rejoiced; they wept, that in the place where the stranger that drew near should die, now foxes walked upon it; he laughed or rejoiced, because, as this prophecy was fulfilled, so would others that predicted good things.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 T. Bab. Maccot, fol. 24. 1. 2.

Lamentaciones 5:18 In-Context

16 Cayó la corona de nuestra cabeza. ¡Ay ahora de nosotros! Porque pecamos

17 Por esto fue entristecido nuestro corazón, por esto se entenebrecieron nuestro ojos

18 Por el Monte de Sion que está asolado; zorras andan en él

19 Mas tú, SEÑOR, permanecerás para siempre; tu trono de generación en generación

20 ¿Por qué te olvidarás para siempre de nosotros, y nos dejarás por largos días