A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
In harmony with the proceeding promises of God, the penitential confessions of Israel are heard.
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping ... - the scene of their idolatries is the scene of their confessions. Compare Jeremiah 3:23, in which they cast aside their trust in these idolatrous high places. The publicity of their penitence is also implied (cf. Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 48:38).