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Chiasm

Nehemiah 5:14–19

Nehemiah 5:14–192 matched frames1 pivot

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

  • A 5:14 Governor's restraint: not eaten the bread of the governor
    • B 5:15 Former governors' excess: taken of them bread and wine...servants bare rule
      • C 5:15b Central principle: but so did not I, because of the fear of God
    • B' 5:16-18 Nehemiah's provision: servants...prepared...wine
  • A' 5:19 Continued restraint: required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy
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