What does Lamentations 5:18 mean?

Lamentations 5:18 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 5:18 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

19Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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