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Jeremiah 2:36,37
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria…

Jeremiah 30:13-15
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines…

2 Kings 24:7
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

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Jeremiah 22:22
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

Jeremiah 4:30
Andwhen thouart spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair;thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

Jeremiah 25:9,17-27
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations…

raise your voice in Bashan;
Bashan was a fertile region east of the Jordan River, known for its rich pastures and strong cattle. It represents abundance and prosperity. The instruction to "raise your voice" here suggests a public declaration or a cry for attention. Historically, Bashan was a place of strength and security, but the call to cry out indicates that even these strongholds are powerless to save. This reflects the broader theme of misplaced trust in earthly powers rather than in God.

cry out from Abarim,
Abarim is a mountain range east of the Jordan River, associated with the final journey of Moses before his death (Deuteronomy 32:49). It symbolizes transition and the threshold of entering the Promised Land. The call to cry out from Abarim suggests a lament from a place of historical significance, highlighting the gravity of the situation. It underscores the idea of being on the brink of change, yet facing destruction due to disobedience.

for all your lovers have been crushed.
"Lovers" here metaphorically refers to the political alliances and foreign nations that Judah relied upon instead of trusting in God. These alliances, often formed through treaties and marriages, were seen as unfaithfulness to God, akin to spiritual adultery. The phrase "have been crushed" indicates the complete failure and destruction of these alliances. This serves as a warning against relying on human strength and wisdom, emphasizing the futility of trusting in anything other than God. This theme is echoed throughout the prophetic books, where reliance on foreign powers is consistently condemned (Isaiah 31:1).

• “Go up to Lebanon and cry out” (Jeremiah 22:20a) positions Judah on a northern height famed for its towering cedars.

• The command to “go up” implies deliberate effort—Judah must climb to see the breadth of impending judgment, just as God earlier told prophets to take a public vantage point (Jeremiah 7:2;Isaiah 40:9).

• Lebanon’s cedars symbolized royal splendor (1 Kings 5:6;Psalm 92:12). Their looming fall mirrors the fall of the Davidic kings who trusted outward glory more than covenant faithfulness (Jeremiah 22:6–7).

• Cross reference:Ezekiel 17:3–10 pictures a cedar plucked up by an eagle—another image of Babylon uprooting prideful rulers.

• Bashan lay northeast of the Jordan, renowned for lush pastures and strong oaks (Deuteronomy 3:10;Isaiah 2:13).

• By ordering Judah to “raise your voice” here, God stretches the lament across the entire northern frontier. The wail grows louder, showing that no fertile stronghold can muffle divine judgment (Amos 4:1–3).

• Bashan once represented conquest victory under Moses (Joshua 12:4–5), yet now it becomes a stage for lament—proof that past victories cannot secure present disobedience (Psalm 44:1–3 contrasted with vv. 9–11).

• Cross reference:Hosea 10:8 pictures a cry from high places when idols fail, paralleling Judah’s coming regret.

• Abarim is the mountain range east of the Dead Sea where Moses viewed the Promised Land (Numbers 27:12;Deuteronomy 32:49).

• God tells Judah to “cry out from Abarim,” completing a north-to-south sweep of mourning. Even the vantage point linked with entry into blessing now witnesses departure into exile—reversal of covenant expectation (Deuteronomy 28:63–64).

• The triple command—“go up… raise… cry”—builds urgency: Wherever Judah looks, judgment is visible.

• Cross reference:Lamentations 1:1–4 echoes this tone, with Zion crying aloud because “none come to her appointed feasts.”

• “Lovers” refers to the foreign alliances Judah courted for security—Egypt, Philistia, Tyre, and others (Jeremiah 2:36–37; 4:30).

• These partners are “crushed,” showing that human help collapses before God’s decree (2 Kings 24:7;Ezekiel 30:6-8).

• Points to ponder:

– Alliances built on compromise ultimately betray (Isaiah 30:1-3).

– God alone is covenant keeper; trusting others above Him invites the pain of broken promises (Psalm 118:8-9).

• Cross reference:Lamentations 1:2 notes, “all her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies,” an exact fulfillment of Jeremiah’s warning.

Jeremiah 22:20 strings together three mountain peaks—Lebanon, Bashan, Abarim—to form a corridor of lament. From north to south, Judah is told to climb, shout, and weep because every earthly glory, fertile resource, and historic triumph is powerless against God’s righteous judgment. The crushing of Judah’s “lovers” exposes the futility of misplaced trust and underscores the unwavering truth that only covenant loyalty to the Lord secures protection and hope.

Cry from the passages.--It is better to take the wordAbarimas a proper name. As inNumbers 27:12;Numbers 33:47;Deuteronomy 32:49, it was part of the range of Nebo, south of Gilead and Bashan, and coming therefore naturally after the last of those two mountains. . . .