# Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion/Plate 89

Written and etched 1804-1820. Source: Blake: The Complete Poetry & Prose (David. V. Erdman) In the internet: www.blakearchive.org
* PLATE 89
* Tho divided by the Cross & Nails & Thorns & Spear
* In cruelties of Rahab & Tirzah[,] permanent endure
* A terrible indefinite Hermaphroditic form
* A Wine-press of Love & Wrath double Hermaph[r]oditic
* 5 Twelvefold in Allegoric pomp in selfish holiness
* The Pharisaion, the Grammateis, the Presbuterion,
* The Archiereus, the Iereus, the Saddusaion, double
* Each withoutside of the other, covering eastern heaven
* Thus was the Covering Cherub reveald majestic image
* 10 Of Selfhood, Body put off, the Antichrist accursed
* Coverd with precious stones, a Human Dragon terrible
* And bright, stretchd over Europe & Asia gorgeous
* In three nights he devourd the rejected corse of death
* His Head dark, deadly, in its Brain incloses a reflexion
* 15 Of Eden all perverted; Egypt on the Gihon many tongued
* And many mouthd: Ethiopia, Lybia, the Sea of Rephaim
* Minute Particulars in slavery I behold among the brick-kilns
* Disorganizd, & there is Pharoh in his iron Court:
* And the Dragon of the River & the Furnaces of iron.
* 20 Outwoven from Thames & Tweed & Severn awful streams
* Twelve ridges of Stone frown over all the Earth in tyrant pride
* Frown over each River stupendous Works of Albions Druid Sons
* And Albions Forests of Oaks coverd the Earth from Pole to Pole
* His Bosom wide reflects Moab & Ammon on the River
* 25 Pison, since calld Arnon, there is Heshbon beautiful
* The flocks of Rabbath on the Arnon & the Fish-pools of Heshbon
* Whose currents flow into the Dead Sea by Sodom & Gomorra
* Above his Head high arching Wings black filld with Eyes
* Spring upon iron sinews from the Scapulae & Os Humeri.
* 30 There Israel in bondage to his Generalizing Gods
* Molech & Chemosh, & in his left breast is Philistea
* In Druid Temples over the whole Earth with Victims Sacrifice,
* From Gaza to Damascus Tyre & Sidon & the Gods
* Of Javan thro the Isles of Grecia & all Europes Kings
* 35 Where Hiddekel pursues his course among the rocks
* Two Wings spring from his ribs of brass, starry, black as night
* But translucent their blackness as the dazling of gems
* His Loins inclose Babylon on Euphrates beautiful
* And Rome in sweet Hesperia. there Israel scatterd abroad
* 40 In martydoms & slavery I behold: ah vision of sorrow!
* Inclosed by eyeless Wings, glowing with fire as the iron
* Heated in the Smiths forge, but cold the wind of their dread fury
* But in the midst of a devouring Stomach, Jerusalem
* Hidden within the Covering Cherub as in a Tabernacle
* 45 Of threefold workmanship in allegoric delusion & woe
* There the Seven Kings of Canaan & Five Baalim of Philistea
* Sihon & Og the Anakim & Emim, Nephilim & Gibborim
* From Babylon to Rome & the Wings spread from Japan
* Where the Red Sea terminates the World of Generation & Death
* 50 To Irelands farthest rocks where Giants builded their Causeway
* Into the Sea of Rephaim, but the Sea oerwhelmd them all.
* A Double Female now appeard within the Tabernacle,
* Religion hid in War, a Dragon red & hidden Harlot
* Each within other, but without a Warlike Mighty-one
* 55 Of dreadful power, sitting upon Horeb pondering dire
* And mighty preparations mustering multitudes innumerable
* Of warlike sons among the sands of Midian & Aram
* For multitudes of those who sleep in Alla descend
* Lured by his warlike symphonies of tabret pipe & harp
* 60 Burst the bottoms of the Graves & Funeral Arks of Beulah[;]
* Wandering in that unknown Night beyond the silent Grave
* They become One with the Antichrist & are absorbd in him