Parallel Verses
Amplified
“But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God].
You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate!
Then he abandoned God who had made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
New American Standard Bible
You are grown fat, thick, and sleek—
And scorned
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
International Standard Version
Jacob dined until satisfied; Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. He grew fat, coarse, and gross, so that he abandoned the God who made him and spurned the Rock that was his salvation.
A Conservative Version
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. Thou have grown fat. Thou have grown thick. Thou have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
American Standard Version
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Bible in Basic English
But Jeshurun became fat and would not be controlled: you have become fat, you are thick and full of food: then he was untrue to the God who made him, giving no honour to the Rock of his salvation.
Darby Translation
Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness; He gave up +God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jeshurun will be fat and will tread down: Thou wert fat, thou wert thick, thou wert covered; And he will reject God having made him, And he will despise the Rock of his deliverance.
King James 2000
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked: you are grown fat, you are grown thick, you are covered with fatness; then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked; you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate; and he abandoned God, his maker, and he scoffed [at] the rock of his salvation.
Modern King James verseion
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, thick, and satisfied. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"And Israel waxed fat, and kicked. Thou wast fat, thick and smooth. And he let God go, that made him; and despised the rock that saved him.
NET Bible
But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
New Heart English Bible
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.
Webster
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou hast waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
World English Bible
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jeshurun waxeth fat, and doth kick: Thou hast been fat -- thou hast been thick, Thou hast been covered. And he leaveth God who made him, And dishonoureth the Rock of his salvation.
Themes
Forsaking God » Prosperity tempts to
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce
Jeshurun » A name used poetically for israel
Jews, the » National character of » Ungrateful to God
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of
Prosperity » Perils of » Rebellion
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Riches » Often lead to » Forsaking God
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as salvation of his people
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Rebellion
14
Butter and curds of cows, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs,
And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the finest of the wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
“But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God].
You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate!
Then he abandoned God who had made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
“They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods [by denying Him the honor and loyalty that is rightfully and uniquely His];
And with repulsive acts they provoked Him to anger.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:20
For when I bring them into the land which I have sworn to their fathers, a land [of plenty]
Deuteronomy 32:4
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
Psalm 89:26
“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
Deuteronomy 31:16
The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down [in death] with your fathers; and this people will arise and
Deuteronomy 32:6
“Do you thus repay the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]?
He has made you and established you [as a nation].
Deuteronomy 33:5
“The Lord was King in Jeshurun (Israel),
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
Deuteronomy 33:26
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
1 Samuel 2:29
Why then do you kick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’
2 Samuel 22:47
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
Psalm 95:1
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Isaiah 1:4
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
Isaiah 44:2
This is what the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you says,
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And Jeshurun (Israel, the upright one) whom I have chosen.
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
“Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore (solemnly promised) to [give] your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give you, [a land with] great and splendid cities which you did not build,
Deuteronomy 8:10-14
When you have eaten and are satisfied, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
Nehemiah 9:25
“They captured fortified cities and a fertile land.
They took possession of houses full of all good things,
Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves,
And
So they ate and were filled and became fat,
And they reveled and were delighted in Your great goodness.
Job 15:27
For he has covered his face with his fat,
Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],
Psalm 17:10
They have closed their
With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.
Psalm 18:46
The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;
And may the God of my salvation be exalted,
Psalm 73:7
Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires];
The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
Psalm 119:70
Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal],
But I delight in Your law.
Isaiah 6:10
“Make the heart of this people insensitive,
Their ears dull,
And their eyes dim,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus says the Lord,
That they have wandered far from Me
And [habitually] walked after emptiness and futility and became empty?
Jeremiah 5:7
“Why should I [overlook these offenses and] forgive you?
Your children have abandoned (rejected) Me
And sworn [their oaths] by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them until they were full [and bound them to Me by a promise],
They committed [spiritual] adultery,
Assembling in troops at the houses of prostitutes (idols).
Jeremiah 5:28
‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Hosea 13:6
When they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud (self-centered);
Therefore they forgot Me.
Acts 9:5
And Saul said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He answered,
Acts 28:27
“For the heart (the understanding, the soul) of this people has become dull (calloused),
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have shut their eyes [to the truth];
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return [to Me],
And I would heal them.”’
Romans 2:4-5
Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?