The Bible section -Bob Marley

 
Burial
Corner Stone
Forever Loving Jah
Judge Not
Night Shift
Pass It On
Rastaman Chant
Rastaman Live Up
Ride Natty Ride
Small Axe
So Jah Seh
So Much Things To Say
Stiff Necked Fools
Survival
The Heathen
Want More
Wings of a Dove
Wisdom
Zion Train
The most of these biblereferences was found by Bo Peterson and taken from his homepage, The Electronic Wailers Discography. They are used with his kind permission.
 

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 Burial
 
Let the dead bury their dead
and who is to be fed, be fed
I ain't got no time to waste on you
I'm a livin man and I got work to do
 
Luke 9:59-62
And he said unto another, Follow me.
But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
 
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
 
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
 
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
 
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Corner Stone
 
 
The stone that the builder refuse
shall always be the head corner stone
 
Matthew 21:42
 
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
 
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Forever Loving Jah
 
What has been hidden
from the wise and the prudent
must be revealed to the babe and the suckling
 
Just like the trees planted by the rivers of water
bringeth forth fruit in due season
everything in life got its purpose
find its reason
in every sesason
 
 
 
What has been hidden from the wise...
 
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
 
Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
 
 
Psalms 1:1-3
 
Psalms 1:1-3
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
 
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
 
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
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Judge Not
 
Judge not, before you judge yourself
 
Matthew 7:1-2
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
 
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
 
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Night Shift
 
The sun shall not smite I by day nor the moon by night and everything that I do shall be upfull and tight
 
Psalms 121:6
The sun shall not smite thee by day,
nor the moon by night.
 
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Rastaman Chant
 
You hear the angel of the seven seals
Babylon you're throne gone down gone down
Babylon you're throne gone down
 
Revelation 5:1-2
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
 
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
 
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Rastaman Live Up
 
David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone
and Samson slew the Philistines with a donkey jaw-bone
 
1 Samuel 17:50
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine,
and slew him;
but there was no sword in the hand of David.
 
Judges 15:15-16
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
 
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
 
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Small Axe
 
Whosoever diggeth a pit
shall fall in it
 
Why boastest thyself o evil man?
Workin' iniquity to achieve vanity
The goodness of Jah Jah I-dureth for I-ver
 
 
Whosoever diggeth a pit...
 
Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
 
 
Why boastest thyself...
 
Psalms 52:1
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
 
Psalms 94:4
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
 
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Survival
 
Like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
thrown in the fire but never get burnt
 
Like Daniel outta the lion's den
 
 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
 
Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
came forth of the midst of the fire.
 
 
Daniel in the lions den
 
Daniel 6:16-23
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
 
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
 
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
 
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
 
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
 
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
 
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as
before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
 
Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
 
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Wings of a Dove
 
If I had the wings of a dove
I would fly, fly away
and be at rest
 
Psalms 55:6
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
 
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Wisdom
 
The rich man's wealth is in his city
 
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
 
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
 
Proverbs 18:11-12
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
 
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
 
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Zion Train
 
Which man can save his brothers soul?
Oh man it's just self control
Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold
 
Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
 
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The Heathen
 
As a man sow, shall he reap
 
Job 4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Ps 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
 
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Pass It On
 
What's in the darkness
Must be revealed to light.
We're not here to judge what's good from bad But to do the things that are right.
 
Lu 12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
 
1Co 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
 
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Stiff Necked Fools
 
The lips of the righteous, teach many
But fools die for want to wisdom
The rich man's wealth is in his city
 
Pr 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
 
Pr 10:15 ¶ The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Pr 18:11 ¶ The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
 
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So Much Things To Say
 
they crucified Jesus Christ;
 
Mt 27:21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
 
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So Jah Seh
 
So Jah seh,
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture;
So verily, thou shall be very well
So Jah seh - yeah! -
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture;
So verily, thou shall be very well
 
I'm gone to prepare a place
 
Ps 95:7 ¶ For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
 
Ps 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Jer 23:1 ¶ Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
 
Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
 
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Want More
 
In the valley of decision.
 
Joe 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
 
 
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Ride Natty Ride
 
But the stone that the builder refuse
Shall be the head cornerstone
 
Matthew 21:42
 
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
 
 
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