Deuteronomy 28:44 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
he doth lend [to] thee, and thou dost not lend [to] him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.
English ASV
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
English Amplified
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He will lend to you, but you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
English EASY 2024
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.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The foreigners will have money to loan you, but you will not have any money to loan them. They will control you like the head controls the body. You will be like the tail.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
They will have money to lend you, but you will have none to lend them. In the end they will be your rulers.
English God's Word - GW 1995
They will be able to make loans to you, but you won't be able to make loans to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He will lend to you, but you won't lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
English KJV 1611
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
English LSB
He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you will be the tail.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you will be the tail.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He will lend to you, not you to him. He will become the head, you the tail.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
They will lend money to you. But you won't be able to lend money to them. They will be the leaders. But you will be the followers.
English NIV
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
English NKJ 1982
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
English NLT
They will lend money to you, not you to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail!
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
They shall lend to you but you shall not lend to them; they shall be the head and you shall be the tail.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He shall lend to you, and you shall now lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
They shall lend to you, not you to them! They shall be the head and you shall be the tail!
English Tyndale 1537
He shall lend thee and thou shalt not lend him, he shall be before and thou behind.