Deuteronomy 28:44

44 They shall lend to you but you shall not lend to them; they shall be the head and 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 All your trees and the fruit of your ground the cicada shall take over.

43 Aliens residing among you shall ascend above you higher and higher, while you shall descend lower and lower.

44 They shall lend to you but you shall not lend to them; they shall be the head and you shall be the tail.

45 All these curses shall come upon you, pursuing and overtaking you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the Lord your God, by observing the commandments and the decrees that he commanded you.

46 They shall be among you and your descendants as a sign and a portent forever.