Isaiah 41:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶Each helps his neighbor,
    saying^[a] to each other, ‘Be strong!’
⁷The 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.”

The Lord Encourages Israel

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

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Footnotes

Isaiah 41:6 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT read and saying; cf. LXX
Isaiah 41:7 Lit. he who smoothes with the hammer
Isaiah 41:7 So 1QIsa^a; MT reads saying

Isaiah 41:6-8

New International Version

⁶    they help each other
    and say to their companions, “Be strong!^(A)”
⁷The 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)