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So the (A)craftsman strengthens the (B)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer strengthens him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he strengthens it with nails,
(C)So that it will not be shaken.
“But you, Israel, (D)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Seed of (E)Abraham My (F)friend,
You whom I have [a](G)strongly taken hold of 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 not rejected you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:9 Normally taken hold of, but cf. 41:7

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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