Deuteronomy 28:43
King James Version (KJV)
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
In context
41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
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 28:43 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
- WEB World English Bible
- The foreigner who is among you will mount up above you higher and higher, and you will come down lower and lower.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The sojourner that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- the sojourner who [is] in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low;
- DBY Darby Translation
- The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The stranger that is within thee shall rise above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.