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The carpenter says to the goldsmith, ‘Well done!’
    The one who beats the idol smooth
    encourages the one who nails it together.
They say, ‘The soldering is good’—
    and they fasten the idol in place with nails.

(A)“But you, Israel my servant,
    you are the people that I have chosen,
    the descendants of Abraham, my friend.
I brought you from the ends of the earth;
    I called you from its farthest corners
    and said to you, ‘You are my servant.’
I did not reject you, but chose 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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