Deuteronomy 28:44
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He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
In other translations
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
Hebrew words
הוּאhu'heH1931יַלְוְךָyalvekhahe will lend to youH3867וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859לֹאlo'notH3808תַלְוֶנּוּtalvenuyou will lend to himH3867הוּאhu'heH1931יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will becomeH1961לְרֹאשׁlerosh<into> [the] headH7218וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859תִּהְיֶהtihyehyou will becomeH1961לְזָנָב׃lezanavinto [the] tailH2180
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 28:12-1312 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. 13 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:12 The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.
- Lamentations 1:5Her 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.Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.
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