(A)The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith,
    and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
    and they strengthen it with nails (B)so that it cannot be moved.

But you, Israel, (C)my servant,
    Jacob, (D)whom I have chosen,
    the offspring of Abraham, (E)my friend;
you whom I took from the ends of the earth,
    and called (F)from its farthest corners,
saying to you, “You are (G)my servant,
    (H)I have chosen you and not cast you off”;

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