12 The (A)man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, [a]fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and [b]his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:12 Lit and fashions
  2. Isaiah 44:12 Lit there is no strength

16 “Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows the fire of coals
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to ruin.

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