Deuteronomy 28:43
“The stranger that is within thee shall get vp aboue thee very high: and thou shalt come downe very low.”
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Deuteronomy 28:43 Context
41Thou shalt beget sonnes and daughters, but thou shalt not enioy them: for they shall goe into captiuitie. 42All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locusts consume. 43The stranger that is within thee shall get vp aboue thee very high: and thou shalt come downe very low. 44He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall bee the head, and thou shalt be the taile. 45Moreouer, all these curses shall come vpon thee, and shall pursue thee, and ouertake thee, til thou be destroied: because thou hearkenedst not vnto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keepe his Commandements, and his Statutes which he commanded thee.
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Other Translations
The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
- King James Version
"The alien who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you will go down lower and lower.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The sojourner that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The man from a strange land who is living among you will be lifted up higher and higher over you, while you go down lower and lower.
- Basic English Bible
The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
- Darby Bible
The stranger that is within thee shall rise above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
- Webster's Bible
The foreigner who is in the midst of you shall mount up above you higher and higher; and you shall come down lower and lower.
- World English Bible
the sojourner who [is] in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low;
- Youngs Literal Bible
The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"The alien who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you will go down lower and lower.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The sojourner that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The man from a strange land who is living among you will be lifted up higher and higher over you, while you go down lower and lower.
- Basic English Bible
The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
- Darby Bible
The stranger that is within thee shall rise above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
- Webster's Bible
The foreigner who is in the midst of you shall mount up above you higher and higher; and you shall come down lower and lower.
- World English Bible
the sojourner who [is] in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low;
- Youngs Literal Bible
The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 28:43
28:43 Within thee - Within thy gates; who formerly honoured and served thee, and were some of them glad of the crumbs which fell from thy table.