Note: The word 'Nazarite' is here connected with 'Nazarene',
which strictly refers to a native of the town of Nazareth.
... For more information, see 'The Nazarite Vow'
The mysterious figure who comes from Bozrah with his
garment dipped in blood frequently appears in reggae
lyrics. The original biblical context is of a Messianic
figure.
Compare these lyrics:
Bozrah (Prince Alla)
Conquering Lion (Rootscreation)
Valley of Jehoshaphat
(Max Romeo) |
Bunny Wailer - Rastaman
Song
Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Them
kill Limumba for his own-a-rights,
But them can't kill the Rasta Man at all, 'tall,
'tall.
Them can't kill the Rasta Man at all. |
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That's the
strangest man I've seen.
(That's because he's a Rasta Man)
Having the mark of a Nazarine.
(That's because he's a Rasta Man) |
Judges
13:5 - For, lo, thou shalt
conceive,
and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his
head:
for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from
the
womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of
the hand of the Philistines.
Judges 16:17 -
That he told her all his heart,
and said unto her, There hath not come a razor
upon
mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God
from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my
strength will go from me, and I shall become weak,
and be like any other man.
Matthew 2:23 -
And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene. |
He carries a
prophetical message.
(That's because he's a Rasta Man)
Borning out of time and out of age.
(That's because he's a Rasta Man)
The Rasta come from Zion.
Rasta Man a Lion.
(Oh what a Rasta Man) (repeat)
Remember Jeremiah children.
(He was a Rasta Man)
Or even Isaiah.
(He was a Rasta Man) |
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Moses in the
pit of mud.
(He was a Rasta Man)
Trodding from Bozrah with his garments dipped in
blood.
(He was a Rasta Man) |
Genesis
37:23-24 - And it came to pass,
when
Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they
stript
Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours
that was on him; And they took him, and cast him
into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was
no water in it.
Genesis 37:31
- And they took Joseph's coat, and
killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat
in the blood;
Isaiah 63:1 - Who
is this that cometh from Edom,
with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is
glorious in his apparel, travelling in the
greatness of
his strength? I that speak in righteousness,
mighty to save. |
Oh what a dread,
dread whola one,
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a strange, what a dread, but a righteous man,
The Rasta Man, him come from Zion.
What a dread, dread up-full one,
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a dread-black, dread-lock one,
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
Lightening! |
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| Seven years
years of famine for seven years of plenty |
Genesis
41:29-30 - Behold, there come
seven years
of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
And
there shall arise after them seven years of
famine;
and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land
of
Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; |
| Is like two
grains of wheat for one bale of barley. |
2
Kings 7:1 - Then Elisha said,
Hear ye the word of
the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about
this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold
for a
shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel,
in
the gate of Samaria. |
A hand-full of
corn shall be on the hillside
And with that you've got to be satisfied. |
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It was Elijah
who prayed that it did not rain.
(He was a Rasta Man)
He prayed and the rains came again.
(He was a Rasta Man) |
1
Kings 17:1 - And Elijah the
Tishbite, who was of
the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the
LORD
God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there
shall not be dew nor rain these years, but
according
to my word.
1 Kings 18:1 -
And it came to pass after many
days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in
the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto
Ahab;
and I will send rain upon the earth.
James 5:17 -
Elias was a man subject to like passions
as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might
not
rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space
of
three years and six months. |
It was Joshua
who commanded the sun stand still.
(He was a Rasta Man) |
Joshua
10:12-13 - Then spake Joshua to
the LORD
in the day when the LORD delivered up the
Amorites
before the children of Israel, and he said in the
sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon
Gibeon;
and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the
sun
stood still, and the moon stayed, until the
people
had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is
not this written in the book of Jasher? So
the sun stood still in the midst of heaven,
and hasted not to go down about a whole day. |
He did that
according to his Master's will.
(Who was a Rasta Man)
What a dread, dread whola one,
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a strange, what a dread, but a up-full one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a black, dread up-full one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a strange, dread-lock one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a dread, what a dread, what a whola one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a dread, dread lightening one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion.
What a strange dread, dread earthquake one.
The Rasta Man come from Zion. |
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Note: The word 'Nazarite' is here connected with 'Nazarene',
which strictly refers to a native of the town of Nazareth.
... For more information, see 'The Nazarite Vow'
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