41:5 The coastlands 1 see and are afraid;
the whole earth 2 trembles;
they approach and come.
41:6 They help one another; 3
one says to the other, ‘Be strong!’
41:7 The craftsman encourages the metalsmith,
the one who wields the hammer encourages 4 the one who pounds on the anvil.
He approves the quality of the welding, 5
and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”
41:8 “You, my servant Israel,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
offspring of Abraham my friend, 6