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 Living Translation (NLT)They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail!

Context of Deuteronomy 28:44

42Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. 43“The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. He shall lend to you, but 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 pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you. 46And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever.

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 open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
• Lamentations 1:5Her adversaries have become the master, Her enemies prosper; For the Lord has afflicted her Because of the multitude of her transgressions. Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy.

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