Jeremiah 25:27
"This is what the Lord Jehovah has said: Drink and get drunk and puke and fall so that you cannot get up because of the sword I am sending you."
I ain't kiddin. Look it up in the NWT.
What are your favorite Bible passages?
by BurnTheShips 37 Replies latest jw friends
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Mary
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BurnTheShips
Wheres Snowbird?
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Heaven
FHN, those are excellent ones.
1 Thessalonians 5:21: "Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good." -- KJV
Matthew 7:12: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." -- NIV
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snowbird
Wheres Snowbird?
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Here I am.
Psalm 137
1 -3 Alongside Babylon's rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried,
remembering the good old days in Zion.
Alongside the quaking aspens
we stacked our unplayed harps;
That's where our captors demanded songs,
sarcastic and mocking:
"Sing us a happy Zion song!"
4 -6 Oh, how could we ever sing God's song
in this wasteland?
If I ever forget you, Jerusalem,
let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves.
Let my tongue swell and turn black
if I fail to remember you,
If I fail, O dear Jerusalem,
to honor you as my greatest.
7 -9 God, remember those Edomites,
and remember the ruin of Jerusalem,
That day they yelled out,
"Wreck it, smash it to bits!"
And you, Babylonians—ravagers!
A reward to whoever gets back at you
for all you've done to us;
Yes, a reward to the one who grabs your babies
and smashes their heads on the rocks! MSGI remember an older brother reading and explaining this to me when I was a little shaver.
Syl
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BurnTheShips
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_Babylon
I like the Melodian's version better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5E6_qtXAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGyfxOCYvtM
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiering of us a song
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
Let the words of our mouth
and the meditations of our heart
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
Let the words of our mouth
and the meditation of our hearts
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.BTS
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snowbird
Thanks, Burn.
For some reason, I'm feeling weepy today.
Syl
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BurnTheShips
Me too.
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snowbird
Psalm 137 from the beloved King James Version of the Holy Scriptures.
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
137:2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.
137:3 For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, and our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'
137:4 How shall we sing the Lord'S song in a foreign land?
137:5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
137:6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.
137:7 Remember, O the Lord, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said: 'Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.'
137:8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that repayeth thee as thou hast served us.
137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock. KJV
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I can see why this beautiful psalm has been set to music.
It grabs your heart and refuses to let go.
Syl
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FlyingHighNow
OOo, love the song links, Burn.
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BurnTheShips
I'm sure your Jamaican has heard these songs, Snow.
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