Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 foreigner who is in the midst of you shall mount 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 All these curses shall come on you, and shall pursue you, and overtake you, until you are destroyed; because you didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you:
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:12-13
Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend to many nations, and you shall not borrow.
Lamentations 1:5
Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.