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They help one another;[a]
one says to the other, ‘Be strong!’
The craftsman encourages the metalsmith,
the one who wields the hammer encourages[b] the one who pounds on the anvil.
He approves the quality of the welding,[c]
and nails it down so it won’t fall over.

The Lord Encourages His People

“You, my servant Israel,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
offspring of Abraham my friend,[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:6 tn Heb “each his neighbor helps”; NCV “The workers help each other.”
  2. Isaiah 41:7 tn The verb “encourages” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
  3. Isaiah 41:7 tn Heb “saying of the welding, ‘It is good.’”
  4. Isaiah 41:8 tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).