They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!

Moreover, at that time I pleaded with the Lord,

“Is this not stored up with me?” says the Lord, “Is it not sealed up in my storehouses?

However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”

He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.

Also the pig is ritually impure to you; though it has divided hooves, it does not chew the cud. You may not eat their meat or even touch their remains.

“This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.

The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.

When Sihon and all his troops emerged to encounter us in battle at Jahaz,

Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God will personally fight for you.”

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God.

and any winged thing on the ground are impure to you – they may not be eaten.

The elders of that city must then seize the man and punish him.

One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:

Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.

As for the Lord your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the Lord has said.