Jeremiah 22:20
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.
- KJV
- Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
- WEB
- “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out. Lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers have been destroyed.
- ASV
- Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.
- DARBY
- Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and give forth thy voice in Bashan, and cry from [the heights of] Abarim: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
- BLB
- 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!
- ÅB
- Stig opp[^4] på Libanon og skrik, og la din røst lyde i Basan og skrik fra Abarim[^5]! For alle dine elskere er knust.
- OTB
- “Stig opp til Libanon og rop ut, la din stemme bli hørt i Basan, rop ut fra Abarim, for alle dine allierte er knust.
- B1930
- Stig op på Libanon og skrik, og la din røst lyde i Basan og skrik fra Abarim! For alle dine elskere er knust. / < Judas folk.> / < 5MO 32, 49.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 27:12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
Read in contextLamentations 1:2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:22
Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
Read in contextIsaiah 20:5–6
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Read in contextLamentations 1:19
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
Read in contextJeremiah 25:17–27
Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
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