Blowin' in the Wind

There is a straight line from biblical prophecy, such as Amos, Isaiah, and Hosea to contemporary protest songs, beginning with Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan, down to the present hip-hop artists. Dylan's warning that "the answer is blowing in the wind" can be traced back to Hosea's: "They sow the wind and reap the whirlind" (8:7) and other such prophecies of judgment for social injustices.