"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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::'''[[Job 8]]''' | ::'''[[Job 8]]''' | ||
| − | ::::Lines 19-20 "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish?" | + | ::::'''Lines 19-20''' "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish?" |
| − | ::::Job 8:16-17 "His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeketh the place of stones." | + | ::::'''Job 8:16-17''' "His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeketh the place of stones." |
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::'''[[Ezekiel 2]]''' | ::'''[[Ezekiel 2]]''' | ||
| − | ::::Line 20 "...son of man" | + | ::::'''Line 20''' "...son of man" |
| − | ::::Ezekiel 2 God calls Ezekiel the son of man and promises him the gift of prophecy if he will "stand upon thy feet" or, be brave | + | ::::'''Ezekiel 2''' God calls Ezekiel the son of man and promises him the gift of prophecy if he will "stand upon thy feet" or, be brave |
::::enough to dare to listen, but when Ezekiel hears God's message, it is only one of woe. | ::::enough to dare to listen, but when Ezekiel hears God's message, it is only one of woe. | ||
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::'''[[Ezekiel 6]]''' | ::'''[[Ezekiel 6]]''' | ||
| − | ::::Line 22 "...a heap of broken images" | + | ::::'''Line 22''' "...a heap of broken images" |
| − | ::::Ezekiel 6 God threatens to break the idols and images of idols in his wrath. This section also begins to speak to the societal ::::ills of adultery, which will be a theme of the next section of Eliot's work. | + | ::::'''Ezekiel 6''' God threatens to break the idols and images of idols in his wrath. This section also begins to speak to the societal ::::ills of adultery, which will be a theme of the next section of Eliot's work. |
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::'''[[Ecclesiastes 12]]''' | ::'''[[Ecclesiastes 12]]''' | ||
| − | ::::Line 23 "And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief" | + | ::::'''Line 23''' "And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief" |
| − | ::::Ecclesiastes 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers | + | ::::'''Ecclesiastes''' 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers ::::are a burden. If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") this is particularly |
| − | ::::burden. If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") this is particularly | + | |
::::relevant. This chapter of Ecclesiastes also speaks about mourners in the streets, an image familiar to the end of "The Burial ::::of the Dead" | ::::relevant. This chapter of Ecclesiastes also speaks about mourners in the streets, an image familiar to the end of "The Burial ::::of the Dead" | ||
