Deuteronomy 28:44 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 28:44 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 28:44 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will lend to you, and you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 28:44 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. ”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 28:44 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“he doth lend <FI>to<Fi> thee, and thou dost not lend <FI>to<Fi> him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:44 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. ”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 28:44 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shalbe the head, and thou shalt be ye tayle.”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 28:44 in Context — Deuteronomy 28

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.

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What Does Deuteronomy 28:44 Mean?

Deuteronomy 28:44 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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