They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains - The tops of hills or mountains seemed nearer heaven, the air was purer, the place more removed…

The tops of the hills were continually chosen for idolatrous temples, that is, “high places.”

Poplar — that is, the white p…

The Prophet shows here more clearly what the fornication was for which he had previously condemned the people—namely, that they worshipped God unde…

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains
The highest part of them, nearest to the heavens, where they built the…

The people consulted images and not the Divine Word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus people prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is …