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II Nephi 26:13-20 Chiasm [Revised May 20, 1995]
. . A v13 And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him,
. . . . B by the power of the Holy Ghost;
. . . . . . C-1 yea, unto every
nation, kindred, tongue, and people,
. . . . . . C-2 working mighty
miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of men according to their
faith.
. . . . . . . . D-1 v14
But behold, I prophecy unto you concerning THE LAST DAYS;
. . . . . . . . D-2 concerning the days when the Lord God shall bring these
things forth unto the children of men.
. . . . . . . . . . E-1
v15 After my seed and the seed of my brethren
. . . . . . . . . . E-2 shall have dwindled in unbelief,
. . . . . . . . . . E-3 and shall have been smitten
by the Gentiles;
. . . . . . . . . . . . F yea,
after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about,
. . . . . . . . . . . . F and shall have laid siege against them with
a mount,
. . . . . . . . . . . . F and raised forts against them;
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, [See "brought low in the dust" 1 Ne. 22:23; also Ether 2:8; 8:23; 3 Ne. 20:20.]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1
yet the words of the righteous shall be written,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-2 and the prayers of the faithful shall be
heard, [See Enos 1:16-18; 2 Ne. 29:2.]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3 and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall
not be forgotten.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1
v16 For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2 out of the ground,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3 and their speech
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-4 shall be
low out of the dust,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1
and their voice
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-2 shall be as one that hath a
familiar spirit;