Isaiah 41:7

41:6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. Be: Heb. Be strong

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. goldsmith: or, founder him: or, the smiting saying: or, saying of the soder, It is good

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So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.

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.

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smoothes with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

What does Isaiah 41:7 mean?

Isaiah 41:7 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָרָשׁ (chârâsh), חָזַק (châzaq), צָרַף (tsâraph). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

the

carpenterחָרָשׁchârâsh/khaw-rawsh'/H2796a fabricator or any material

encouragedחָזַקchâzaq/khaw-zak'/H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

the

goldsmith,צָרַףtsâraph/tsaw-raf'/H6884to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)

and

that

smoothethחָלַקchâlaq/khaw-lak'/H2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate

with

the

hammerפַּטִּישׁpaṭṭîysh/pat-teesh'/H6360a hammer

him

that

smoteהָלַםhâlam/haw-lam'/H1986to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband

the

anvil,פַּעַםpaʻam/pah'-am/H6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)

saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

readyטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

for

the

sodering:דֶּבֶקdebeq/deh'-bek/H1694a joint; by implication, solder

and

fastenedחָזַקchâzaq/khaw-zak'/H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

with

nails,מַסְמֵרmaçmêr/mas-mare'/H4548a peg (as bristling from the surface)

that

should

not

moved.מוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall

goldsmith:

or,

founder

him:

or,

the

smiting

saying:

or,

saying

the

soder,

good

Commentary on Isaiah 41:7

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 41:7

x-p" The pleasant words here commended must be those which the heart of the wise teaches, and adds learning to ( v. 23 ), words of seasonable advice, instruction, and comfort, words taken from God's word, for that is it which Solomon had learned from his father to account sweeter than honey and the honey-comb, Ps. xix. 10 . These words, to those that know how to relish them, 1. Are pleasant. They are like the honey-comb, sweet to the soul, which tastes in them that the Lord is gracious; nothing more grateful and agreeable to the new man than the word of God, and those words which are borrowed from it, Ps. cxix. 103 . 2. They are wholesome. Many things are pleasant that are not profitable, but these pleasant words are health to the bones, to the inward man, as well as sweet to the soul. They make the bones, which sin has broken and put out of joint, to rejoice. The bones are the strength of the body; and the good word of God is a means of spiritual strength, curing the diseases that weaken us. Malice and Envy. 25 The

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Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. appetite: Heb. soul

Isaiah 9:12

The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. open: Heb. whole

Isaiah 14:23

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

1 Thessalonians 4:12

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. of: or, of no man

2 Thessalonians 3:8

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 41:7.

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Isaiah 40:19

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

Jeremiah 10:9

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

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What does Isaiah 41:7 say?

Isaiah 41:7 (King James Version) reads: "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. goldsmith: or, founder him: or, the smiting saying: or, saying of the soder, It is good"

Is Isaiah 41:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 41:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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