4. Who has accomplished this?Who has determined the course of history from the beginning?I, the Lord, was there first, and I will be there to the end.I am the one!”
5. The coastlands have seen him and are afraid.The ends of the earth tremble.They have come near and gathered together.
6. People help their neighborsand say to their relatives, “Be brave!”
7. Craftsmen encourage goldsmiths.Metalsmiths encourage blacksmiths who work at their anvils.They say that their soldering is good.And they fasten things with nails so they won’t move.
8. “But you are my servant Israel,Jacob, whom I have chosen,the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.