Deu 32:15, Jer 5:28 | JFB | e4.org | 15. 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.

‏ Deuteronomy 32:15

15. 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.

‏ Jeremiah 5:28

28. shine—the effect of fatness on the skin (De 32:15). They live a life of self-indulgence.

overpass . . . the wicked—exceed even the Gentiles in wickedness (Jer 2:33; Eze 5:6, 7).

judge not . . . fatherless— (Isa 1:23).

yet . . . prosper— (Jer 12:1).