19 As for an idol,(A) a metalworker casts it,
    and a goldsmith(B) overlays it with gold(C)
    and fashions silver chains for it.

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19 (A)The workman molds an image,
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.

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    they help each other
    and say to their companions, “Be strong!(A)
The metalworker(B) encourages the goldsmith,(C)
    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.(D)

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(A)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
[a]“Be of good courage!”
(B)So the craftsman encouraged the (C)goldsmith;[b]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [c]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(D)That it might not totter.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:6 Lit. Be strong
  2. Isaiah 41:7 refiner
  3. Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good

16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith(A)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon(B) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer(C) to wreak havoc;

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16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an [a]instrument for his work;
And I have created the [b]spoiler to destroy.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:16 Or weapon
  2. Isaiah 54:16 destroyer