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The Greek letter CHI looks like an X, and the terms chiasm and chiasmus describe a series of two lines of poetry (or sentences) in which the second line is an inversion of the first, e.g. abc/cba, or ab/ba. An example from the book of Isaiah ch. 22:22 - He will open [A] and none [B] will shut [C], he will shut [C] and none [B] will open [A]. From Jeremiah 4:5 - Broadcast [A]in Judah [B], in Jerusalem [B] proclaim [A].
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Very interesting, thanks for that. Heres another:
“But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first
Matthew 19:30
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