Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 28:44
American Standard Version
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
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
Contemporary English Version
You will be so short of money that you will have to borrow from those foreigners. They will be the leaders in the community, and you will be the followers.
Darby English Version
He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
Good News Bible
They will have money to lend you, but you will have none to lend them. In the end they will be your rulers.
King James Version
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
New American Standard Bible
"He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you will be the tail.
New International Version
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
New King James Version
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he shall become the head, and you will become the tail.
Revised Standard Version
He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
Young's Literal Translation
he doth lend `to' thee, and thou dost not lend `to' him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.