11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord swore unto thy fathers, to give thee.

12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the [a]heaven to give rain unto thy land in due season, and to bless all the work of thine hands: and (A)thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not borrow thyself.

13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the [b]tail, and thou shalt be above only, and shalt not be beneath, if thou obey the commandments of the Lord thy God which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:12 For nothing in the earth is profitable but when God sendeth his blessings from heaven.
  2. Deuteronomy 28:13 Or, the lowest

11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock(A) and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(B)

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse(C) of his bounty,(D) to send rain(E) on your land in season and to bless(F) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.(G) 13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow(H) them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.(I)

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