As the sand which is on the sea-shore An hyperbolical expression to signify a vast number. Eating and drinking, &c. In perfect security, and highly satisfied. Jeshurun now began to wax fat, as Moses foresaw would be the case, and soon kicked; soon forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation, Deuteronomy 32:15. This even Solomon himself did. What individual, or what nation, can bear continual prosperity and plenty?
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1 Kings 4:20
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.