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Jeremiah 22:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 22:20

Verse 20 of 30

Scripture focus

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

Jeremiah 22:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 22:20

Theological / Devotional

Go up to Lebanon. The date of this message (vs. 20-30) cannot be established positively, yet vs. 24-26 indicate that the message was given during the short reign of Jehoiachin, 597 B.C., and was addressed to that king. The mountains of Lebanon and Bashan overlooked the route of the Babylonians, hence an appropriate place upon which to bewail Judah’s calamities.

The passages. Or, “Abarim,” a proper name for that part of the mountainous range south of Gilead and Bashan (see Num. 27:12; 33:47; Deut. 32:49).

All thy lovers. Those nations, such as the Assyrians and the Egyptians, with whom Judah had entered into alliance (2 Kings 16:7-9; cf. Eze. 23:5, 9; see on Jer. 4:30). The climax of this destruction occurred when Pharaoh-Necho’s army was overthrown by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish (Jer. 46:2).

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