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. ‡

8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have ^achosen,
The descendants of Abraham My ^bfriend. ‡

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. ‡

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. ‡