Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Go up to Lebanon and cry out, let your voice be heard in Bashan, cry out from Abarim, for all your allies are crushed. New Living Translation Weep for your allies in Lebanon. Shout for them in Bashan. Search for them in the regions east of the river. See, they are all destroyed. Not one is left to help you. English Standard Version “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are destroyed. Berean Standard Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. Berean Literal Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry out from Abarim—for all your lovers are destroyed! King James Bible Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. New King James Version “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry from Abarim, For all your lovers are destroyed. New American Standard Bible “Go up to Lebanon and cry out, And raise your voice in Bashan; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers have been crushed. NASB 1995 “Go up to Lebanon and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers have been crushed. NASB 1977 “Go up to Lebanon and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers have been crushed. Legacy Standard Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers have been broken. Amplified Bible “Go up [north] to Lebanon and cry out, And raise your voice in [the hills of] Bashan [across the Jordan]; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers (allies) have been destroyed. Berean Annotated Bible Go up to Lebanon (whiteness) and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan (fruitful); cry out from Abarim (regions beyond), for all your lovers have been crushed. Christian Standard Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. American Standard Version Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed. Contemporary English Version People of Jerusalem, the nations you trusted have been crushed. Go to Lebanon and weep; cry in the land of Bashan and in Moab. English Revised Version Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan: and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Go to Lebanon and cry! Raise your voice in Bashan! Cry out from Abarim, because all your lovers are defeated." Good News Translation People of Jerusalem, go to Lebanon and shout, go to the land of Bashan and cry; call out from the mountains of Moab, because all your allies have been defeated. International Standard Version Go up to Lebanon and cry out, to Bashan and lift up your voice. Cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. NET Bible People of Jerusalem, go up to Lebanon and cry out in mourning. Go to the land of Bashan and cry out loudly. Cry out in mourning from the mountains of Moab. For your allies have all been defeated. New Heart English Bible Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers are destroyed. Webster's Bible Translation Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleGo up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. World English Bible “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out. Lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers have been destroyed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGo up to Lebanon, and cry, "" And give forth your voice in Bashan, "" And cry from Abarim, "" For all loving you have been destroyed. Berean Literal Bible Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry out from Abarim—for all your lovers are destroyed! Young's Literal Translation Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee. Smith's Literal Translation Go up to Lebanon and cry, and in Basilan thou shalt give thy voice and cry from the passages, for all they loving thee were broken. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGo up to Libanus, and cry: and lift up thy voice in Basan, and cry to them that pass by, for all thy lovers are destroyed. Catholic Public Domain Version Ascend to Lebanon and cry out! And utter your voice in Bashan, and cry out to those passing by. For all your lovers have been crushed. New American Bible Climb Lebanon and cry out, in Bashan lift up your voice; Cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are crushed. New Revised Standard Version Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are crushed. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleGo up to Lebanon and cry; and lift up your voice in Mathnin and cry from the other side of the sea; for all your lovers are defeated. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and in Mathnin lift up your voice and cry out from over the sea, for all of your friends are defeated! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And lift up thy voice in Bashan; And cry from Abarim, For all thy lovers are destroyed. Brenton Septuagint Translation Go up to Libanus, and cry; and utter thy voice to Basan, and cry aloud to the extremity of the sea: for all thy lovers are destroyed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Warning about Jehoiakim…19He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. 20Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. 21I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.… Cross References Go up to Lebanon and cry out; 2 Kings 19:23 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. Psalm 29:5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Isaiah 10:34 He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. raise your voice in Bashan; Psalm 68:15-16 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan. / Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. Amos 4:1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.” Deuteronomy 33:22 Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.” cry out from Abarim, Numbers 27:12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. Deuteronomy 32:49 “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession. Deuteronomy 34:1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, for all your lovers have been crushed. Jeremiah 30:14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. Ezekiel 23:22-23 Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— / the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. Lamentations 1:2 She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies. Isaiah 37:24 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. Ezekiel 27:6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory. Isaiah 2:13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Isaiah 14:8 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” Treasury of Scripture Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all your lovers are destroyed. and cry. 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. for. 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 And when thou art 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… Jump to Previous Abarim Ab'arim Allies Bashan Crushed Cry Crying Destroyed Destruction Forth Heard Heights Lebanon Loud Passages VoiceJump to Next Abarim Ab'arim Allies Bashan Crushed Cry Crying Destroyed Destruction Forth Heard Heights Lebanon Loud Passages VoiceJeremiah 22 1. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.10. The judgment of Shallum; 13. of Jehoiakim; 20. and of Coniah. Go up to Lebanon and cry out; Lebanon, known for its majestic cedar trees, often symbolizes strength and pride. In biblical times, it was a region north of Israel, renowned for its natural resources. The call to "cry out" suggests a plea for help or lamentation. This phrase indicates a sense of desperation and urgency, as Lebanon was a place of refuge and strength. The imagery of going up to Lebanon may also imply seeking assistance from powerful allies, which in the context of Jeremiah, would be futile. raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. Persons / Places / Events 1. LebanonA region known for its majestic cedar trees, often symbolizing strength and pride. In this context, it represents a place of refuge or false security. 2. Bashan A fertile region east of the Jordan River, known for its rich pastures and strong bulls. It symbolizes abundance and might, yet here it is a place where cries of despair are heard. 3. Abarim A mountain range east of the Jordan, often associated with the final journey of the Israelites before entering the Promised Land. It represents a vantage point from which to see the consequences of disobedience. 4. Lovers A metaphor for the foreign alliances and idols that Judah pursued instead of trusting in God. These "lovers" are now powerless to help. 5. Jeremiah The prophet delivering God's message of judgment and calling for repentance. His role is to warn Judah of the impending consequences of their unfaithfulness. Teaching Points False SecurityTrusting in worldly powers or alliances instead of God leads to disappointment and destruction. We must evaluate where we place our trust and ensure it is in God alone. The Consequences of Idolatry Idolatry, whether in the form of literal idols or modern-day equivalents like wealth or status, leads to spiritual emptiness and judgment. We must guard our hearts against anything that takes God's rightful place. The Call to Repentance God's warnings through Jeremiah are a call to repentance. Even when we stray, God offers a path back to Him if we are willing to turn from our ways. The Role of the Prophet Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to speak truth, even when it was unpopular. We are called to be voices of truth in our own contexts, standing firm in God's Word. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 22:20?2. How does Jeremiah 22:20 warn against seeking help from worldly alliances? 3. What does "cry out" in Jeremiah 22:20 reveal about Judah's desperation? 4. How can we avoid Judah's mistakes in seeking security outside of God? 5. What other scriptures warn against relying on human strength over God's power? 6. How can we apply Jeremiah 22:20 to our personal reliance on God today? 7. What is the historical context of Jeremiah 22:20 and its significance for Israel? 8. How does Jeremiah 22:20 reflect God's judgment on Judah's leaders? 9. What is the meaning of "Lebanon" in Jeremiah 22:20? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 22? 11. Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will? 12. Where is the archaeological evidence confirming the six cities of refuge mentioned in Joshua 20:7-8? 13. Deuteronomy 19:2-3: Is there any archaeological evidence of Israel establishing and maintaining these cities of refuge as described? 14. Where is the Land of Uz located? What Does Jeremiah 22:20 Mean Go up to Lebanon and cry out• “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. raise your voice in Bashan • 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. cry out from Abarim • 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.” for all your lovers have been crushed • “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. summary 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. (20) Go up to Lebanon.--The great mountain-ranges--Lebanon and Bashan (Psalm 68:15)--running from north to south, that overlooked the route of the Babylonians, are invoked by the prophet, as those of Gilboa had been by David (2Samuel 1:21), as witnesses of the misery that was coming on the land and people. Even here, as in Jeremiah 22:23, there is probably still the same reference as before to the cedar-palaces of Jerusalem. The people are called from the counterfeit "forests of Lebanon" to the height of the real mountains, and bidden to look forth from thence.Cry from the passages.--It is better to take the word Abarim as a proper name. As in Numbers 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. . . . Verse 20. - A new strophe begins here, relative to Jehoiachin, the son and successor of Jehoiakim. Go up to Lebanon, and cry. The people of Judah is addressed, personified as a woman (comp. Jeremiah 7:29). The penetrating character of the long-toned cry of an Arab has been mentioned by Dr. Thomson. In Isaiah 40:9 a similar command is given to Zion; but in what different circumstances! From the passages; rather, from Abarim. The range of Abarim - Nebo, from which Hoses surveyed the land of Israel, belonged to it (Deuteronomy 32:49) - completes the circle of mountain stations; Lebanon was in the north, Bashan in the northeast, Abarim in the southeast. All thy lovers; viz. the nations whom self-interest had combined against Nebuchadrezzar, and between whom and Judah negotiations had from time to time been entered into (Jeremiah 2:36; Jeremiah 27:3). "Lovers" (comp. Jeremiah 4:30; Jeremiah 30; Ezekiel 16:33, 37).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Go upעֲלִ֤י (‘ă·lî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to Lebanon הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel and cry out; וּֽצְעָ֔קִי (ū·ṣə·‘ā·qî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim raise תְּנִ֣י (tə·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set your voice קוֹלֵ֑ךְ (qō·w·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound in Bashan; וּבַבָּשָׁ֖ן (ū·ḇab·bā·šān) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan cry out וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ (wə·ṣa·‘ă·qî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim from Abarim, מֵֽעֲבָרִ֔ים (mê·‘ă·ḇā·rîm) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5682: Abarim -- 'regions beyond', a mountainous region North of the Dead Sea for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your lovers מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ (mə·’a·hă·ḇā·yiḵ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f have been crushed. נִשְׁבְּר֖וּ (niš·bə·rū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces Links Jeremiah 22:20 NIVJeremiah 22:20 NLT Jeremiah 22:20 ESV Jeremiah 22:20 NASB Jeremiah 22:20 KJV Jeremiah 22:20 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 22:20 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 22:20 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 22:20 French Bible Jeremiah 22:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:20 Go up to Lebanon and cry (Jer.) |
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