“Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.”
The address to the king to go up to Lebanon and cry out suggests that the king should recognize the totality of coming destruction. The command to make one's voice heard in Bashan and Abarim (other mountains) suggests crying out to all the high places of power. The destruction of lovers (allies) represents the abandonment of the king by all who supported him. The comprehensive imagery emphasizes that judgment is total and unavoidable.
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