Deuteronomy 28:44

Deuteronomy 28:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
• New International Version (NIV)They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:44

42Crowds of locusts will eat all your trees and the food from your fields. 43Foreign people who live among you will become stronger and stronger. They will have more and more power over you, as you become weaker. They will lend money to you, but you will not lend money to them. They will become your leaders. You will have to follow behind them. 45All these curses will happen to you. They will be like an enemy that chases after you, catches you, and destroys you. That will happen to you, if you refuse to obey the Lord your God. If you do not obey his commands and his rules that he has given to you, these troubles will happen to you. 46They will show that God is very angry with you. You and your descendants will know that for ever.

Deuteronomy 28:44 word by word

ה֣וּא יַלְוְךָ֔ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְזָנָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall lendלָוָהlâvâh · to borrowH3867
• to him: he shall be the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• and thou shalt be the tailזָנָבzânâb · tailH2180

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:44

• Deuteronomy 28:12The Lord will send rain from the clouds where he stores it. He will cause the rain to fall at the time when the land needs it. He will bless all the work that you do. You will lend money to the people of many nations. But you will not need anyone to lend money to you.
• Lamentations 1:5The people's enemies rule them now. Those who hate them have plenty. The Lord has caused trouble for the people because they did so many wrong things. The enemies took the children away to work as slaves.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:44

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-68Verses 15-68 The curses correspond in form and number Deuteronomy 28:15-19 to the blessings Deuteronomy 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deuteronomy 28:20-26 First series of judgments. The curse of God should rest on all they did, and should issue in manifold forms of disease, in famine, and in defeat in war. Deuteronomy 28:20 Vexation - Rather, confusion: the word in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under a curse. All his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44the head … the tail: To be the head means to lead. To be the tail means to follow. Instead of leading other nations, Israel would be ruled by them when God punished his people (see 28:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-681. if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God--In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entrance of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:44

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Disobedience to God
• Fear of God
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• War
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings