Isaiah 41:7
Douay-Rheims
The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
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.
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1871 · Isaiah 41:7
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.