Her foes have become the masters; her enemies prosper because the Lord has made her suffer for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captives before the foe.
Deuteronomy 28:44 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 They shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to them; they shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. 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. Common English Bible They will lend to you, but you will have nothing to lend to them. They will be the head of things; you will be the tail. Catholic Public Domain Version He will lend to you, and you will not lend to him. He will be as the head, and you will be as the tail. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him. He shall be as the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
Her foes have become the masters; her enemies prosper because the Lord has made her suffer for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captives before the foe.
The Lord has done what he purposed; he has carried out his threat; as he ordained long ago, he has demolished without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you and exalted the might of your foes.