Deuteronomy 28:44

44 Foreigners will lend money to you, but you will not be able to lend to them. They will be like the head, and you will be like the tail.

Deuteronomy 28:44 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:44

He shall lend to thee, and thou shall not lend to him
The stranger, or one of another nation, shall be in a capacity of lending to the Jew, when the Jew would not be able to lend to the Gentile, his circumstances being so low and mean; to show which is the design of the expression, and not the kindness or unkindness of either; see ( Deuteronomy 28:12 ) ;

he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail;
he shall be ruler and governor, and thou shalt be subject to him; see ( Deuteronomy 28:13 ) .

Deuteronomy 28:44 In-Context

42 Locusts will destroy all your trees and crops.

43 The foreigners who live among you will get stronger and stronger, and you will get weaker and weaker.

44 Foreigners will lend money to you, but you will not be able to lend to them. They will be like the head, and you will be like the tail.

45 All these curses will come upon you. They will chase you and catch you and destroy you, because you did not obey the Lord your God and keep the commands and laws he gave you.

46 The curses will be signs and miracles to you and your descendants forever.