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The coastlands have seen and are afraid,
    the ends of the earth tremble;
    they have drawn near and come.
Each one helps the other,
    saying to one another, ‘Take courage!’
The artisan encourages the goldsmith,
    and the one who smooths with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, ‘It is good’;
    and they fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved.

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The islands(A) have seen it and fear;
    the ends of the earth(B) tremble.
They approach and come forward;
    they help each other
    and say to their companions, “Be strong!(C)
The metalworker(D) encourages the goldsmith,(E)
    and the one who smooths with the hammer
    spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
    The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.(F)

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