Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:20
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20. Delivered in the reign of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah or Coniah), son of Jehoiakim; appended to the previous prophecy respecting Jehoiakim, on account of the similarity of the two prophecies. He calls on Jerusalem, personified as a mourning female, to go up to the highest points visible from Jerusalem, and lament there (see on :- ) the calamity of herself, bereft of allies and of her princes, who are one after the other being cast down. Bashan —north of the region beyond Jordan; the mountains of Anti-libanus are referred to ( Psalms 68:15 ). from the passages —namely, of the rivers ( Judges 12:6 ); or else the borders of the country ( 1 Samuel 13:23 ; Isaiah 10:29 ). The passes ( Isaiah 10:29- : ). MAURER translates, "Abarim," a mountainous tract beyond Jordan, opposite Jericho, and south of Bashan; this accords with the mention of the mountains Lebanon and Bashan ( Numbers 27:12 ; Numbers 33:47 ). lovers —the allies of Judea, especially Egypt, now unable to help the Jews, being crippled by Babylon ( 2 Kings 24:7 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"
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