Deuteronomy 29:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: To add drunkenness to thirst - A proverbial expression denoting the utmost indulgence in all sensual gratifications.

Deuteronomy 29:19

19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imaginationd of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: