7 aSo the craftsman encouraged the bgoldsmith;
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying,1 “It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
cThat it might not totter.
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying,1 “It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
cThat it might not totter.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 aFear not, bfor I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be aashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
Shall be aashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
1Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
1Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
14 “Fear not, you aworm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, aI will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall awinnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
Andb glory in the Holy One of Israel.
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
Andb glory in the Holy One of Israel.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Barnes' Notes for Isaiah 41:8.
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