(225 quotes found)
“England! awake! awake! awake! / Jerusalem thy sister calls! / Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death, / And close her from thy ancient walls?”
William Blake
“Religion is a process of turning your skull into a tabernacle, not of going up to Jerusalem once a year”
Austin O'Malley
“And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.”
Bible
“Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures.”
David K Shipler
“Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: / Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; / And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; / Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.”
“Anyone who listens to the 'Jerusalem' album will discover that Steve Earle remains a thoughtful singer who has chosen to incorporate current events into his poet's vision.”
Danny Goldberg
“The first group of churches on the left side of the Jordan River symbolizes the earthly Jerusalem, and the churches on the right side of the Jordan River symbolize heavenly Jerusalem. And the Jordan River also symbolizes the baptism of the Jesus Christ.”
Daniel Tesfaye
“We have to break the siege on Jerusalem. There is a battle for Jerusalem. Sharon has frozen the building here and prevented the creation of a greater Jerusalem. Instead, he is enabling the creation of a greater Palestine.”
Binyamin Netanyahu
“Whether one is left or right, Jerusalem has a place in Israel's 3,000-year-old history. ... Israel cannot make the sort of compromise they want.”
Zalman Shoval
“I can't imagine my new piece being world premiered in any place other than Jerusalem. The music and the city belong to each other; I only helped them meet.”
Zipi Fleischer
