Deuteronomy 28:13 meaning and explanation
The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.
Deuteronomy 28:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses speaks to Israel on the plains of Moab, just before the people cross into the promised land. This verse belongs to the blessings that follow covenant obedience, and it describes the nation's standing among the peoples: head, not tail, always rising, never sinking.
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