Deuteronomy 28:44

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him; he shall be the rosh, and thou shalt be the zanav.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

43The ger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

45Moreover all these kelalot shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be shmad; because thou gavest not heed unto the voice of Hashem Eloheicha to be shomer over His mitzvot and His chukkot which He commanded thee;

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Cross References

Lamentations 1:5Her adversaries are now the rosh (supreme, master); 1 her enemies prosper; 1 for Hashem hath afflicted her 1 because of the multitude of her peysha'im (transgressions); 1 her olalim (little children) are gone 1 into captivity before the enemy. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:16-45

Threatenings. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19… Read the whole commentary →

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