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Deuteronomy 28:13Deut.28.13

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them]:

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

L'Eternel fera de toi la tête et non la queue, tu seras toujours en haut et tu ne seras jamais en bas, lorsque tu obéiras aux commandements de l'Eternel, ton Dieu, que je te prescris aujourd'hui, lorsque tu les observeras et les mettras en pratique,

KJV

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them]:

Patristic reading

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  • Philo Judaeus

    De Praemiis Et Poenis Et De Exsecrationibus

    ἐργασόμενοι v 23 τῶν δυσμενῶν τὰ ἀγαθά A: τά δυσμενῶν ἀγαθά HP (v) δὲ Α: μὲν HP (v) 1 Lev. 26,13. 4 Deut. 28,13. 18 sqq. Lev. 26,16. Deut. 28,20. τῶν ἐχθρῶν οὐχ ἡσυχάσουσιν αἱ ἐκ φύσεως ἀργαλεώτεραι ζημίαι· σὺ μὲν γὰρ κατασπείρεις τὴν βαθύγειον τῆς πεδιάδος, ἀκρίδων δὲ νέφος ἐξαί…

  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    the Old Testament observance of the Law was followed by temporal prosperity, as may be gathered from Dt. 28:1-14 ; whereas many kinds of trouble ensue to those who observe the New Law, as stated in 2 Cor. 6:4-10 : "Let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patienc…

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