Jeremiah 22:20

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 22:22 intensifies the judgment: your lovers will go into captivity, bringing shame—directly expanding the crushed lovers here.

Jeremiah 2:36 rebukes Judah for trusting Egypt and Assyria — the same pattern of relying on broken allies as 'lovers' here.

Jeremiah 2:37 says the Lord has rejected those trusted allies — reinforcing the verdict of shame for misplaced hope in 'lovers'.

Jeremiah 4:30 portrays the same 'lovers' despising Judah and seeking her life—betrayal that explains why they are crushed here.

Jeremiah 25:17-27 lists nations drinking God's wrath, including Judah's allies—the same 'lovers' judged alongside Judah here.

Jeremiah 30:13-15 uses the same image of lovers abandoning and wounds from sin — showing that this judgment stems from iniquity.

Jeremiah 30:14 reinforces that lovers have forgotten Israel — same metaphor of failed alliances.

Jeremiah 25:9 Historical context

Jeremiah 25:9 names Babylon as the agent of destruction that brings down Judah and its allies—the cause of the crushed lovers here.

Ezekiel 23:22 echoes this: God stirs up lovers against Oholibah, turning them into enemies.

Isaiah 20:5 Parallel

Isaiah 20:5 shows the same disappointment: those who trusted Ethiopia and Egypt are put to shame, mirroring Judah's crushed 'lovers' here.

Ezekiel 23:9 describes God delivering Israel into the hands of her lovers — the same judgment imagery used here.

Lamentations 1:2 shows Jerusalem weeping with no comfort from lovers—the tragic outcome of the crushed lovers in this verse.

Lamentations 1:2 laments Jerusalem's lovers becoming enemies, leaving her comfortless—the fulfillment of the crushed lovers mourned here.

Isaiah 31:1-3 warns that Egypt is mere flesh, not spirit—the same doomed trust that leaves Judah's lovers crushed in this verse.

Isaiah 30:1-7 condemns reliance on Egypt as vain rebellion—exactly the false 'lovers' that are crushed here.

Ezekiel 16:37 also describes gathering lovers to expose Jerusalem — identical judgment theme.

Isaiah 20:6 Parallel

Isaiah 20:6 depicts the despair of those who fled to Egypt for help, echoing the disillusionment with crushed allies in this verse.