Isaiah 41:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The carpenter, who brought wood to compose the body of the idol. The goldsmith, who was to prepare golden plates for covering and adorning of the image, which some of them beat out upon the anvil, and others smoothed or polished, as it follows. It is ready for the sodering; that we may put the several parts together, and set it up to be worshipped. He fastened it to the wall or pillar, lest it should fall down, or go, or be carried away from them. See Isaiah 40:19,20.

Isaiah 41:7

7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,c 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.