“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”
Deuteronomy 28:43 (KJV) |
Deuteronomy 28:43
From Deuteronomy 28, in the Book of Deuteronomy (Old Testament).
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Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
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: