Isaiah 41:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ Each helps his neighbor,
    saying^[a] to each other, ‘Be strong!’
⁷ The craftsman encourages the goldsmith,
    and the hammersmith^[b] encourages the one who strikes the anvil.
He says^[c] about the welding, ‘It’s good!’
    and he reinforces it with nails so that it won’t topple.”

⁸ “But as for you, Israel, my servant,
    Jacob, whom I’ve chosen,
        the offspring of my friend Abraham—