Isaiah 41:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ “The people of distant lands have seen what I have done;
    they are frightened and tremble with fear.
    So they all assemble and come.
⁶ The skilled workers help and encourage each other.
⁷ The carpenter says to the goldsmith, ‘Well done!’
    The one who beats the idol smooth
    encourages the one who nails it together.
They say, ‘The soldering is good’—
    and they fasten the idol in place with nails.