ESV Reformation Study Bible – Deut 32:15
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Deut 32:15

32:15 Jeshurun. From the Hebrew term for “upright” (yashar). Often used to represent Israel as the upright people of a holy and righteous God (33:5, 26; Is. 44:2), here the term is used ironically.

grew fat, and kicked. Israel is described with the telling figure of a well-fed ox.