Deuteronomy 28:44

44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be [the] head, but you shall be [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 The cricket shall take possession of all your trees and the fruit of your ground.

43 The alien that [is] in your midst shall ascend over you, higher [and] higher, but you shall go down lower [and] lower.

44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be [the] head, but you shall be [the] tail.

45 "And all of these curses shall come over you, and they shall pursue you, and they shall overtake you {until you are destroyed}, because {you did not listen} to the voice of Yahweh your God, {by observing} his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you.

46 And they shall be among you as a sign and as a wonder and among your offspring {forever}.