Deuteronomy 32:15

Deuteronomy 32:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:15

13He made him ride on the high places of the land, and he ate the produce of the field, and he suckled him with honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock. 14Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of Bashan and goats, with the very finest of the wheat— and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape. "But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation. 16They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked him to anger. 17They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded.

Deuteronomy 32:15 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן יְשֻׁרוּן֙ וַיִּבְעָ֔ט שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙ אֱל֣וֹהַ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּןyeshûrûn · JeshurunH3484
• waxed fatשָׁמֵןshâman · to grow fatH8080
• and kickedבָּעַטbâ‛aţ · to kickH1163
• thou art grown thickעָבָה‛âbâh · be thickH5666
• thou art coveredכָּשָׂהkâώâh · be satedH3780
• then he forsookנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• him, and lightly esteemedנָבַלnâbêl · be senselessH5034
• the Rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• of his salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:15

• Deuteronomy 33:5Thus the Lord became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
• Isaiah 44:2Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
• 1 Samuel 2:29Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?'
• Acts 9:5And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
• Deuteronomy 31:20For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant.
• Job 15:27because he has covered his face with his fat and gathered fat upon his waist
• Psalms 17:10They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
• Psalms 73:7Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.
• Psalms 119:70their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
• Acts 28:27For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'
• Romans 2:4Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
• Deuteronomy 6:10"And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:10And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
• Deuteronomy 31:16And the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will forsake me and break my covenant that I have made with them.
• Nehemiah 9:25And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Jeshurun - ישרון the upright. This appellative is here put for Israel, and as it comes from ישר yashar, he was right, straight, may be intended to show that the people who once not only promised fair, but were really upright, walking in the paths of righteousness, should, in the time signified by the prophet, not only revolt from God, but actually fight against him; like a full fed horse, who not only will not bear the harness, but breaks away from his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 Here are two instances of the wickedness of Israel, each was apostacy from God. These people were called Jeshurun, "an upright people," so some; "a seeing people," so others: but they soon lost the reputation both of their knowledge and of their righteousness. They indulged their appetites, as if they had nothing to do but to make provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it. Those who make a god of themselves, and a god of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Jeshurun: This name probably comes from a verb meaning "to be upright." It shows the Lord's strong love for his people (see 33:5, 26; Isaiah 44:2). the Rock: This metaphor describes God's strength and reliability, especially in salvation (see Deuteronomy 32:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked--This is a poetical name for Israel. The metaphor here used is derived from a pampered animal, which, instead of being tame and gentle, becomes mischievous and vicious, in consequence of good living and kind treatment. So did the Israelites conduct themselves by their various acts of rebellion, murmuring, and idolatrous apostasy.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 32:15

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Death
• God
• Godlessness
• Idolatry
• Infidelity
• Ingratitude
• Instruction
• Jeshurun
• Prosperity
• Psalms
• Reproof
• Riches
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cease
• Crooked
• Drunk
• Esteem
• Faith
• Froward
• Jeshurun
• Kick

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings