(A)So the craftsman encouraged the (B)goldsmith;[a]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [b]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(C)That it might not totter.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:7 refiner
  2. Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good

The metalworker(A) encourages the goldsmith,(B)
    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.(C)

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