The Curses of Disobedience
Deuteronomy 28:44
In 11 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.
- KJV
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- 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.
- LSV
- he lends [to] you, and you do not lend [to] him; he is for head and you are for tail.
- YLT
- he doth lend [to] thee, and thou dost not lend [to] him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.
- DBY
- He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- DRC
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him. He shall be as the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- GNV
- He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shalbe the head, and thou shalt be ye tayle.
- JPS
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him; he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- LXXE
- He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- ה֣וּא יַלְוְךָ֔ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְזָנָֽב׃
- LXX-Br
- Οὗτος δανειεῖ σοι, σὺ δὲ τούτῳ οὐ δανειεῖς· οὗτος ἔσται κεφαλὴ, σὺ δὲ ἔσῃ οὐρά.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
FeverHeathenMosesExodus, TheJerusalemReprobacyApostasy; ApostateDisobedience to GodObedience to GodLend, Loan
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 28:12–13The 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. The LORD will make you the head…
- Lamentations 1:5Her 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.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).