Deuteronomy 29:19

When he, i.e. that root or that man mentioned Deuteronomy 29:18. Of this curse, i.e. of that oath mentioned Deuteronomy 29:12, wherein he swore that he would keep covenant with God, and that with a curse pronounced against himself if he did not perform it. Now if when he reads this again, or hears of it from others. Bless himself in his heart, i.e. flatter himself in his own eyes, as Psalms 36:2, with vain conceits and hopes, as if God did not mind such things, and either could not or would not punish them. Compare Psalms 49:18 Jeremiah 2:20 Malachi 11:5. Peace, i.e. safety and prosperity. Though I walk in the imagination of mine heart; though in my practices and worship I do not follow God's command, but my own devices, and whatsoever my fancy best liketh, minding nothing but the gratifying of mine own fancy and humour. To add drunkenness to thirst; i.e. not only to satisfy his thirst, i.e. his concupiscence and inclination to wickedness, but even to exceed it, as drunkards take ofttimes more than their appetite desires, and drink out of mere wantonness, or from a desire to be drunk; and as filthy persons commit lewdness with others more than their natural inclinations desire, or their strength can well bear, merely from a wicked mind, and from contempt of God, and because they will do so. The words may be rendered, to add thirst to drunkenness, the particle eth, which is a note of the accusative case, being joined with thirst, and not with drunkenness; and so the sense may be this, that when he hath multiplied his sins, and made himself as it were drunk with them, yet he is not satisfied therewith, but still whets his appetite, and provokes his thirst after more, as drunkards commonly will use means and temptations to make themselves thirst after more drink, that they may drink more abundantly. Or thus, to add the moist or moistening to the thirsty, i.e. instead of restraining and mortifying, as he ought to do, fully and greedily to satisfy his idolatrous or wicked inclinations, and resolved to give up himself to all the desires of his own heart. Compare Job 34:7 Proverbs 23:35 Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 56:12 Ephesians 4:19.