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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
• 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

13“He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock; 14Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs; And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes. “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. 16They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger. 17They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear.

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 33:5And He was King in Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
• Isaiah 44:2Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
• 1 Samuel 2:29Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’
• Acts 9:5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
• Deuteronomy 31:20When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.
• Job 15:27“Though he has covered his face with his fatness, And made his waist heavy with fat,
• Psalms 17:10They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly.
• Psalms 73:7Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.
• Psalms 119:70Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.
• Isaiah 6:10“Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”
• Acts 28:27For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.” ’
• Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• Deuteronomy 6:10“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
• Deuteronomy 31:16And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
• Nehemiah 9:25And they took strong cities and a rich land, And possessed houses full of all goods, Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, And fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and grew 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
• Cease
• Crooked
• Drunk
• Esteem
• Faith
• Froward
• Jeshurun
• Kick
• Moses

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