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deuteronomy 28:13 "And the LORD shall make you the head and not the tail, and you only shall be above, and you shall not be underneath, if you will listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe [them] carefully,
13, 14. the head, and not the tail--an Oriental form of expression,
indicating the possession of independent power and great dignity and
acknowledged excellence
(Isa 9:14; 19:15).