Jeremiah 22:20

“Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and in Bashan raise your voice, and cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been broken.”

Jeremiah 22:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 22:20, word by word

Go upעֲלִיali

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “ali” appears
to Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
and cry outצְעָקִיtseaki

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

Where else “tseaki” appears
and in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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raiseתְּנִיteni

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “teni” appears
your voiceקוֹלֵkole

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kole” appears
from Abarimעֲבָרִיםavarim

Abarim

Abarim, a mountain range east of the Jordan facing Jericho, from which Moses saw the land. The name means "regions beyond."

Where else “avarim” appears
your loversמְאַהֲבָיִmeahavayi

lover

One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.

Where else “meahavayi” appears
have been brokenנִשְׁבְּרוּnishbru

break

To break something to pieces.

Where else “nishbru” appears

Places in this verse

LebanonBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

  • 2Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

19With the burial of a donkey he will be buried, dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”

20 · This verse (above)

21I spoke to you in your ease; you said, “I will not listen.” This has been your way from your youth, that you have not listened to my voice.

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