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Isaiah 41:7 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 41 · verse 7
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.Isaiah 41:7 · King James Version
Isaiah 41:7 in context
5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- encouragedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- carpenterchârâsha fabricator or any materialH2796 →
- goldsmithtsâraphto fuseH6884 →
- smoothethchâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
- soderingdebeqa jointH1694 →
- hammerpaṭṭîysha hammerH6360 →
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That particular instance of God's care for his people Israel in raising up Cyrus to be their deliverer is here insisted upon as a great proof both of his sovereignty above all idols and of his power to protect his people. Here is, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9