Jer 22:20-22 | TNotes | STEP | 22:20 Jehoiakim might have believed that the nation’s close neighbors, including Lebanon and Bashan , would support him in a time of crisis. They could not, because the Babylonians had already destroyed them. • Bashan was in the regions east of the Jordan river .

‏ Jeremiah 22:20-22

22:20 ^a Jehoiakim might have believed that the nation’s close neighbors, including Lebanon and Bashan, would support him in a time of crisis. They could not, because the Babylonians had already destroyed them.

• Bashan was in the regions east of the Jordan river.
22:22 ^b The days of prosperity were gone, and chaos enveloped Judah. Like a wind sweeping through the land, the Babylonians would defeat Judah’s allies and take many captives.

• Surely then you will see: Royal self-delusions would be swept aside and the consequences of wickedness would cause the king to be ashamed.