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14 He gave them milk and meat—

Choice Bashan rams, and goats—

And the finest of the wheat;

They drank the sparkling wine.

15 But Israel[a] was soon overfed;

Yes, fat and bloated;

Then, in plenty, they forsook their God.

They shrugged away the Rock of their salvation.

16 Israel began to follow foreign gods,

And Jehovah was very angry;

He was jealous of his people.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Israel, literally, “Jeshurun.”

14 with curds and milk from herd and flock
    and with fattened lambs and goats,
with choice rams of Bashan(A)
    and the finest kernels of wheat.(B)
You drank the foaming blood of the grape.(C)

15 Jeshurun[a](D) grew fat(E) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned(F) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock(G) their Savior.
16 They made him jealous(H) with their foreign gods
    and angered(I) him with their detestable idols.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.