Isaiah 41:6-8

New Century Version

⁶ The workers help each other
    and say to each other, “Be strong!”
⁷ The craftsman encourages the goldsmith,
    and the workman who smooths the metal with a hammer encourages the one who shapes the metal.
He says, “This metal work is good.”
    He nails the statue to a base so it can’t fall over.

⁸ The Lord says, “People of Israel, you are my servants.
    People of Jacob, I chose you.
    You are from the family of my friend Abraham.