4. “Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, יהוה, am the first, and with the last I am He.’ ”
5. Coastlands see it and fear, the ends of the earth are afraid – they draw near and come.
6. Everyone helps his neighbour, and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7. And the craftsman encourages the goldsmith. He who smooths with the hammer inspires him who strikes the anvil, saying of the joining, “It is good.” And he fastens it with nails, so it does not totter.
8. “But you, Yisra’ĕl, are My servant, Ya‛aqoḇ, whom I have chosen, the descendants of Aḇraham My friend,
9. whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest parts, and said to You, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10. ‘Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall strengthen you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’
11. “See, all those who raged against you are ashamed and blush, they are as non-existent. And the men who strive with you perish.
12. “You seek them but do not find them, those who struggle with you. Those who fight you are as non-existent, as naught.