Deuteronomy 28:44
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
Deuteronomy 28:44 in other translations
| BSB | He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail. |
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| WEB | He will lend to you, and you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail. |
| ASV | He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
| YLT | he doth lend to thee, and thou dost not lend to him; he is for head, and thou art for tail. |
| DARBY | He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
| BBE | He will let you have his wealth at interest, and will have no need of yours: he will be the head and you the tail. |
| Webster | He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
What does Deuteronomy 28:44 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:15-44
If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under…
Deuteronomy 28:44 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:44
- Deuteronomy 28:12-13
The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
- Lamentations 1:5
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 28:43
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
- Deuteronomy 28:44
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- Deuteronomy 28:45
Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
Deuteronomy 28:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El te prestará á ti, y tú no prestarás á él: él será por cabeza, y tú serás por cola. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | il te prêtera, et toi, tu ne lui prêteras pas; il sera à la tête, et toi, tu seras à la queue. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er wird dir leihen, du aber wirst ihm nicht leihen; er wird zum Haupte, du aber wirst zum Schwanze werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipse fœnerabit tibi, et tu non fœnerabis ei. Ipse erit in caput, et tu eris in caudam. |