English: “For Hashem your God will bless you as He spoke to you.” And what did He speak to you? “Blessed shall you be in the city,” and so on. “You will lend to many nations” — could you lend one amount and borrow another, as others do? The verse therefore says, “but you will not borrow.” “And you will rule over many nations” — could you rule over others while others rule over you, as it says, “And Adoni-Bezek said: Seventy kings,” and so on? Therefore it says, “and they will not rule over you.”
On the daf / in context: The verse closes the conditional section by promising economic and political self-sufficiency when the prior condition of obedience is met.
Type of Learning
Derash on the promise of independence (Sifrei) — the blessing is both economic and political.
What Is Learned
Obedience brings the blessing of being a lender rather than a borrower and of ruling rather than being ruled.