King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 28:43
“The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 28
41
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
42
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
43
The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
44
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
45
Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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