Parallel Verses
King James 2000
He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
He will lend to you, but you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
International Standard Version
He will lend to you, but you won't lend to him. He'll be the head, but you'll be the tail.
A Conservative Version
He shall lend to thee, and thou shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and thou shall be the tail.
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.
Amplified
He will lend to you [out of his affluence], but you will not lend to him [because of your poverty]; he will be the head, and you the tail.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall lend to thee and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be for head, and thou shalt be for tail.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be [the] head, but you shall be [the] tail.
Modern King James verseion
He shall loan to you, and you shall not loan to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall lend thee and thou shalt not lend him, he shall be before and thou behind.
NET Bible
They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!
New Heart English Bible
He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
The Emphasized Bible
he, shall lend to thee, but, thou, shalt not lend to him, - he, shall become head, and, thou, shalt become 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.
World English Bible
He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
Youngs Literal Translation
he doth lend to thee, and thou dost not lend to him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.
Themes
Disobedience to God » Denunciations against
Disobedience to God » Brings a curse
Holy spirit » Instances of » israelites
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Blessings And Curses
43 The stranger that is among you shall rise up above you higher and higher; and you shall come down lower and lower. 44 He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. 45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon you, and shall pursue you, and overtake you, till you are destroyed; because you hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you:
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:12-13
The LORD shall open unto you his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow.
Lamentations 1:5
Her adversaries have become the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children have gone into captivity before the enemy.