Deuteronomy 28:44
King James Version (KJV)
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
In context
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:
46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deuteronomy 28:44 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- WEB World English Bible
- He will lend to you, and you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- he doth lend [to] thee, and thou dost not lend [to] him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.