Deuteronomy 28:44
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44 They shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to them; they shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.(A)
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Deuteronomy 28:12-13
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12 The Lord will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.(A) 13 The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be only at the top and not at the bottom—if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today by diligently observing them,
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Lamentations 1:5
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5 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.(A)
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