Isaiah 41:7

Isaiah 41:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, "It is good"; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, Saying, “It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter.

Context of Isaiah 41:7

5The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have approached and have come. 6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!” So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter. 8“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend, 9You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth And called from its remotest parts, And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you.

Isaiah 41:7 word by word

וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֙בֶק֙ ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃ סRead the interlinear

• craftsmanחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• encouragesחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• smelterצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• he who smoothsחָלַקchâlaq · to smoothH2505
• with the hammerפַּטִּישׁpaţţîysh · hammerH6360
• him who beatsהָלַםhâlam · to smiteH1986
• the anvilפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• Sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• of the solderingדֶּ֫בֶקdebeq · jointH1694
• It is goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• it with nailsמַסְמֵרmasmêr mismêr masmerâh mismerâh · nailH4548
• it will not totterמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:7

• Isaiah 40:19As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
• Isaiah 44:12The craftsman of iron shapes a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.
• Isaiah 46:6Those who lavish gold from the bag And weigh silver on the scale, Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it.
• Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
• Daniel 3:1Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
• Isaiah 40:20He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.
• Isaiah 46:7They lift it on the shoulder, carry it, And set it in its place, and it stands there. It does not move from its place. Though one may shout to it, it cannot answer; It cannot save him from his distress.
• Judges 18:17Now the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there; they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the cast metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That it should not be moved "That it shall not move" - Five MSS., (two ancient), and the ancient Versions, add the conjunction ו vau, "and, "reading ולא velo, "and not, "which seems to be right.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7So the carpenter - (See the note at Isaiah 40:19). Encouraged the goldsmith - Margin, The founder‘ (see the note at Isaiah 40:19). The word properly means one who melts or smelts metals of any kind; and may be applied either to one who works in gold, silver, or brass. The image here is that of haste, anxiety, solicitude. One workman in the manufacture of idols encouraged another, in order that the idols might be finished as soon as possible, and that thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7This taunt against idol worship responded to God's raising up Cyrus. The nations hoped their idols would protect them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. One workman encourages the other to be quick in finishing the idol, so as to avert the impending danger. nails--to keep it steady in its place. Wisdom 13:15, 16, gives a similar picture of the folly of idolatry.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 41:7

• Anvil
• Carpentry
• Hammer
• Nail
• Smith
• Soldering

In the dictionaries

• Anvil
• Finer
• Goldsmith
• Graving
• Hammer
• Predestination
• Produce
• Carpenter
• Crafts
• Gods

Commentaries on Isaiah 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings