So the (A)craftsman encourages the (B)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
(C)So that it will not totter.
“But you, Israel, (D)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of (E)Abraham My (F)friend,
You whom I have [a](G)taken from the ends of the earth
And called from its (H)remotest parts,
And said to you, ‘You are (I)My servant,
I have (J)chosen you and have not rejected you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:9 Lit seized

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)

“But you, Israel, my servant,(D)
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,(E)
    you descendants of Abraham(F) my friend,(G)
I took you from the ends of the earth,(H)
    from its farthest corners I called(I) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(J)
    I have chosen(K) you and have not rejected you.

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