Isaiah 2:3-5 – Swords into Plowshares

. Nice Center! _____ 1  The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.  2  Now it will come about that In the last days, The mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills;  And all [...]

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Isaiah 3:1-8 – Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

(Picture from here) A    a    3:1  For behold, the Lord GOD / of hosts    b    is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah B    Both  (1)  supply and  (2)  support, a    (1′)    the whole supply of bread, And the whole supply of water;  b   (2′)    The mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, [...]

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Isaiah 28:15-18 – A Costly Cornerstone: He Who Believes will not be Disturbed

  15  Because you have said, A     1    “We have made a covenant with death, 2    And with Sheol we have made a pact. 3    The overwhelming scourge 4    will not reach us when it passes by, B     1    For we have made falsehood our refuge 2    and we have concealed ourselves with deception.” C    16  [...]

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Isaiah 1:21-26 – A Faithful City: Justice for the Orphan and Widow

  A    (i)   21  How the faithful city    (ii)    has become a harlot, B    (i’)    (a)    (a)    She    (b)    who was full    (c)    of justice!    (c’)    Righteousness    (b’)    once lodged    (a’)    in her,    (ii’)    (b)    but now murderers. C    22   Your silver has become dross,  your drink diluted with water. D      i   23   Your rulers are rebels, [...]

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Tiny Chiasmi – ‘Here a Chiasmus, There a Chiasmus …’

In this entry I’ll be placing lots of small chiasmi.  Small chiasmi are not my primary focus so it may take some time to ‘fill this up’. _____ Old Testament:  Job 32:6-10 6  So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said, A    “I am young in years and you are old; [...]

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Isaiah 60:1-3

  A    1  “Arise, B    shine; C    for your light has come, D    And the glory E    of the LORD F    has risen upon you. G    2  “For behold, darkness will cover the earth, G’   And deep darkness the peoples; F’   But the LORD will rise upon you, E’   And His D’   glory will appear [...]

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Robert L. Alden on “Chiastic Psalms”

  Here’s a link to a Robert L. Alden paper on chiasmi in Psalms 51-100:  Chiastic Psalms (II) and his paper on chiasmi in Psalm 101-150:  Chiastic Psalms (III) . Numerous chiasmi are given. Here’s one from Chiastic Psalms (II): Psalm 52:1b-5a A    God’s grace is continual (v.1b)     B    “Your tongue works deceitfully”         C    [...]

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