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The craftsman encourages the metalworker;
    the one who smoothes with the hammer
    encourages the one who strikes the anvil,
    saying of the welding, “That’s good,”
    and strengthening it with nails so it won’t move.

Israel as God’s servant

But you, Israel my servant,
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,
    offspring of Abraham, whom I love,
    you whom I took from the ends of the earth
        and called from its farthest corners,
    saying to you, “You are my servant;
    I chose you and didn’t reject you”:

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The metalworker(A) encourages the goldsmith,(B)
    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.(C)

“But you, Israel, my servant,(D)
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,(E)
    you descendants of Abraham(F) my friend,(G)
I took you from the ends of the earth,(H)
    from its farthest corners I called(I) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(J)
    I have chosen(K) you and have not rejected you.

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