


Isaiah 41:7
Bible Versions
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved.
So the carpenter {H2796} encouraged {H2388} the goldsmith {H6884}, and he that smootheth {H2505} with the hammer {H6360} him that smote {H1986} the anvil {H6471}, saying {H559}, It is ready {H2896} for the sodering {H1694}: and he fastened {H2388} it with nails {H4548}, that it should not be moved {H4131}.
The woodworker encourages the goldsmith, the polisher encourages the hammerer; he says of the soldering, "Yes, that's good," then puts nails in [the idol] to keep it from moving.
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.
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