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Chiasm

Nehemiah 4:9–23

Nehemiah 4:9–233 matched frames

Read down to the center, where the pattern turns; then rise back out through its mirror.

  • A 4:9 Prayer to God; set a watch against them day and night
    • B 4:10-14 Adversaries' threats; Nehemiah stations armed people with swords, spears, and bows
      • C 4:15 And it came to pass...we returned all of us to the wall
      • C' 4:16 And it came to pass...half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half held both the spears, the shields, and the bows
    • B' 4:17-20 Builders work with weapons; trumpet signals coordination; our God shall fight for us
  • A' 4:21-23 Labor continues; night guard duty; day work cycle maintained
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