2:20 high hill . . . green tree. See Deut. 12:2; 1 Kin. 14:23. These were typical sites of shrines to the gods of Canaan.

whore. Judah is portrayed as a harlot, unfaithful to the Lord (Ezek. 23:1–8; Hos. 3:1–5; 4:10–14).