7. So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith.He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil,saying of the soldering, “It is good;”and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.
8. “But you, Israel, my servant,Jacob whom I have chosen,the offspring of Abraham my friend,
9. You whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth,and called from its corners,and said to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away.’
10. Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you.Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you.Yes, I will help you.Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.