Isaiah Chapters 18 - 22
Opening Prayer:
Heavenly Father, as we open Your Word today in Isaiah 18–22, we thank You for being the sovereign Lord over all nations and history. Open our eyes and hearts to see Your glory, Your justice, and Your mercy. Speak to us through these ancient words, draw us closer to You, and help us trust in Your perfect plans amid uncertainty. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Looking Back
Recall of Isaiah 17 : In Isaiah 17, the prophet delivers a burden of judgment against Damascus (the capital of Syria) and its ally, the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim). God declares that Damascus will become a ruinous heap and its people will be taken captive, while Israel’s glory will fade like a harvested field with only a small remnant left, akin to gleanings from an olive tree. The chapter highlights the consequences of forgetting God and relying on idols and foreign alliances; yet it also points to hope, as people will turn their eyes to their Maker, the Holy One of Israel, in the day of desolation. Ultimately, God will shatter the raging nations (like the invading Assyrians) before they fully overwhelm His people, showing His protective power.
Introduction to Isaiah 18–22 : Isaiah 18–22 continues the oracles against the nations, addressing Cush (Ethiopia), Egypt, Babylon, and Jerusalem itself, revealing God’s sovereign judgment on human pride and alliances while pointing toward His ultimate purposes of redemption and worship among the peoples.
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Isaiah 18
Proclamation Against Ethiopia
1 Woe to the land shadowed with buzzing wings, Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia,
2 Which sends ambassadors by sea, Even in vessels of reed on the waters, saying,
“Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, To a people terrible from their beginning onward,
A nation powerful and treading down, Whose land the rivers divide.”
3 All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth: When he lifts up a banner on the mountains, you see it;
And when he blows a trumpet, you hear it.
4 For so the Lord said to me, “I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place
Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
5 For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect And the sour grape is ripening in the flower,
He will both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks And take away and cut down the branches.
6 They will be left together for the mountain birds of prey And for the beasts of the earth;
The birds of prey will summer on them, And all the beasts of the earth will winter on them.
7 In that time a present will be brought to the Lord of hosts From a people tall and smooth of skin,
And from a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down,
Whose land the rivers divide— To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts,
To Mount Zion.
Isaiah 19
Proclamation Against Egypt
1 The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
2 “I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel,
And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,” Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
5 The waters will fail from the sea, And the river will be wasted and dried up.
6 The rivers will turn foul; The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
7 The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River,
And everything sown by the River,Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River,
And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.
9 Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;
10 And its foundations will be broken. All who make wages will be troubled of soul.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”
12 Where are they? Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now, And let them know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived;
They have also deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes.
14 The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst;
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt, Which the head or tail,
Palm branch or bulrush, may do.
16 In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it. 17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it.
Egypt, Assyria, and Israel Blessed
18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of Destruction.
19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. 20 And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. 21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. 22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them.
23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the midst of the land, 25 whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”
Isaiah 20
The Sign Against Egypt and Ethiopia
1 In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it, 2 at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 5 Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, ‘Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?’ ”
Isaiah 21
The Fall of Babylon Proclaimed
1 The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. As whirlwinds in the South pass through,
So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
2 A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.
3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain;
Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor.
I was distressed when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it.
4 My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;
The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.
5 Prepare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield!
6 For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he sees.”
7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care.
8 Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord! I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
9 And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!”
Then he answered and said, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen!
And all the carved images of her gods He has broken to the ground.”
10 Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor! That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel, I have declared to you.
Proclamation Against Edom
11 The burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
12 The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire; Return! Come back!”
Proclamation Against Arabia
13 The burden against Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites.
14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.
16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fail; 17 and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”
Isaiah 22
Proclamation Against Jerusalem
1 The burden against the Valley of Vision.
What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,
2 You who are full of noise, A tumultuous city, a joyous city?
Your slain men are not slain with the sword, Nor dead in battle.
3 All your rulers have fled together; They are captured by the archers.
All who are found in you are bound together; They have fled from afar.
4 Therefore I said, “Look away from me, I will weep bitterly;
Do not labor to comfort me Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people.”
5 For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity
By the Lord God of hosts In the Valley of Vision—
Breaking down the walls And of crying to the mountain.
6 Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen,
And Kir uncovered the shield.
7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys Shall be full of chariots,
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 He removed the protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;
9 You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, And the houses you broke down
To fortify the wall.
11 You also made a reservoir between the two walls For the water of the old pool.
But you did not look to its Maker, Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning,
For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
13 But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and drinking wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
14 Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts,
“Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you,
Even to your death,” says the Lord God of hosts.
The Judgment on Shebna
15 Thus says the Lord God of hosts: “Go, proceed to this steward,
To Shebna, who is over the house, and say:
16 ‘What have you here, and whom have you here, That you have hewn a sepulcher here,
As he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, Who carves a tomb for himself in a rock?
17 Indeed, the Lord will throw you away violently, O mighty man,
And will surely seize you.
18 He will surely turn violently and toss you like a ball Into a large country;
There you shall die, and there your glorious chariots
Shall be the shame of your master’s house.
19 So I will drive you out of your office, And from your position he will pull you down.
20 ‘Then it shall be in that day, That I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah;
21 I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt;
I will commit your responsibility into his hand.
He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah.
22 The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder;
So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open.
23 I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place,
And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.
24 ‘They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the posterity, all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to all the pitchers. 25 In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘the peg that is fastened in the secure place will be removed and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut off; for the Lord has spoken.’ ”
What it all means
Explanation of Isaiah 18–22
These chapters continue the section of Isaiah (roughly chapters 13–23) containing oracles (prophetic messages) of judgment against various nations surrounding Judah. The overarching message is that God is sovereign over all nations—He judges pride, idolatry, and misplaced alliances, but He also extends hope, mercy, and the promise that people from every nation will one day worship Him. For your group, these chapters remind us not to trust in human power or political solutions but in the Lord alone.
Isaiah 18 – A Message Concerning Cush (Ethiopia)
This is one of the more mysterious chapters. It addresses a powerful nation “beyond the rivers of Cush” (likely ancient Ethiopia/Nubia, a land of tall, smooth-skinned people known for swift messengers and papyrus boats). They send envoys, possibly seeking alliance with Judah against Assyria. God responds that He doesn’t need their help—He will quietly observe and then suddenly prune the threatening powers (like Assyria) at the right time, leaving them for the birds. The hopeful ending: In that day, the people of Cush will bring gifts to the Lord on Mount Zion, showing that even distant, powerful nations will one day honor God.
Application: We often look to strong allies or solutions for our troubles, but God calls us to wait on Him. He is at work even when it seems quiet.
Isaiah 19 – Oracle Against Egypt
Egypt, once a great superpower and former oppressor of Israel, faces internal chaos: civil war, foolish counsel, failing economy, and dried-up Nile waters. God rides in on a swift cloud to judge them. Yet the chapter shifts dramatically to hope—Egypt will fear the Lord, cry out to Him, and experience deliverance (a coming Savior is even hinted at in verse 20). Astonishingly, Egypt and Assyria will one day be joined with Israel as God’s blessed people: “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance” (v. 25). This points forward to the spread of God’s kingdom.
Application: No nation or person is beyond God’s reach. His discipline can lead to repentance and restoration.
Isaiah 20 – A Sign Against Egypt and Cush
This short, dramatic chapter is an object lesson. God tells Isaiah to remove his sackcloth and walk barefoot and naked (or lightly clad, as a sign of captivity) for three years. This was a living warning that Assyria would conquer Egypt and Cush, leading their captives away shamefully. Judah should not put hope in these nations for protection.
Application: Dramatic actions sometimes accompany God’s word. We must trust God’s warnings rather than leaning on unreliable human help.
Isaiah 21 – Oracles Against Babylon, Edom, and Arabia
Verses 1–10: “The Desert by the Sea” (Babylon). A terrifying vision of its fall to invaders. The watchman announces, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon,” and all its idols are shattered. This foreshadows the later Babylonian exile and its eventual defeat.
Verses 11–12: A message to Dumah (Edom) – a short, enigmatic exchange about the night and coming morning.
Verses 13–17: Judgment on Arabian tribes; their glory will fade within a year.
Application: Empires rise and fall, but God’s word stands. We are called to be faithful “watchmen” who declare His truth.
Isaiah 22 – Oracle Against Jerusalem (The Valley of Vision)
Unlike the others, this is directed at God’s own people in Jerusalem. They face siege but respond with self-reliance: fortifying walls, storing water, and feasting instead of repenting. They ignore the Lord who brought the trouble. A key figure, Shebna (a prideful official), is demoted and replaced by the faithful Eliakim (a picture of a coming righteous steward). Yet the people’s failure to look to God leads to judgment.
Application: Even God’s people can fall into complacency or pride during crisis. True security comes only from humility, repentance, and reliance on the Lord—not military preparations alone.
Overall Themes for Your Study Group
God’s sovereignty: He controls the destiny of every nation.
Judgment and hope: Oracles mix warning with promises that Gentiles (non-Israelites) will turn to the true God—fulfilled in Christ and the Church.
Warning against alliances: Don’t put ultimate trust in human power; trust the Lord.
Call to repentance: Crises reveal where our hearts truly rest.
These chapters encourage us today: In personal or national storms, look to the Holy One of Israel, who brings both justice and amazing mercy
Exploring Isaiah’s Messianic Hope
Isaiah is often called the “Fifth Gospel” or “Evangelist of the Old Testament” because it is filled with rich prophecies about the coming Messiah—Jesus Christ. These prophecies weave through the book, offering hope amid judgment, exile, and national struggles. For your women’s Bible study group, this is beautiful encouragement: even in dark times (like the oracles against nations in Isaiah 13–23), God points forward to the Savior who brings light, redemption, and a kingdom that includes people from every nation.
Key Themes of Messianic Hope in Isaiah
The Coming King from David’s Line Isaiah 9:6–7 and 11:1–10 describe a child born who is “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” His government will have no end, and He will reign with perfect justice. A “shoot from the stump of Jesse” (David’s father) will bring righteousness and restore creation—predators and prey living in peace. This points directly to Jesus, the eternal King.
The Suffering Servant One of the most powerful sections is the “Servant Songs” (Isaiah 42, 49, 50, and especially 52:13–53:12). The Servant is despised, rejected, pierced for our transgressions, and bears our iniquities. “By his wounds we are healed.” He is led like a lamb to the slaughter, yet He justifies many. This is a clear picture of Jesus’ crucifixion and atonement—written centuries before it happened.
Light to the Gentiles and Global Salvation In the chapters you’re studying (18–22), we see glimpses:
Isaiah 19:19–25 speaks of an altar to the Lord in Egypt and a highway between Egypt and Assyria. Egypt is called “my people,” Assyria “the work of my hands,” and Israel “my inheritance.” This foreshadows the gospel going to all nations.
Isaiah 18 ends with Cush (Ethiopia) bringing gifts to Mount Zion—echoed in the Magi coming to worship Jesus. These show God’s heart for the nations, fulfilled when Jesus commissions His followers to the ends of the earth.
The Anointed One Who Brings Good News Isaiah 61:1–3 (quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18–19): “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor… to comfort all who mourn.” This is Jesus declaring His mission.
The New Creation and Restoration Isaiah 65–66 paint a picture of new heavens and new earth where weeping is gone, God dwells with His people, and all flesh comes to worship Him. The Messiah’s work culminates in complete renewal.
Connection to Recent Chapters (18–22)
Even in oracles of judgment, hope breaks through. God judges nations for their pride and idolatry, but He also draws people from those nations to Himself. Isaiah 19:20 mentions a Savior and defender who will be sent—widely seen as a direct Messianic pointer. The pattern throughout Isaiah is clear: judgment prepares the way for mercy, and the Messiah is the ultimate answer.
Personal and Group Application
In suffering: Like the Suffering Servant, Jesus understands your pain and has borne it. Your struggles are not the end of the story.
For the nations: The same hope that reached Cush, Egypt, and beyond is for your family, community, and the women in your group. Pray for loved ones (including those struggling with addiction or distance) to encounter this Messiah.
Hope amid chaos: Just as Judah was tempted to trust alliances instead of God, we can trust Jesus as our true refuge and King.
Victory declaration tie-in: Declare truths like “Jesus is the Prince of Peace who heals our wounds and reigns forever” as part of your Armor of God practices.
Isaiah’s Messianic hope is not abstract—it’s the good news that God Himself came to rescue us. It culminates in Jesus’ birth, life, death, resurrection, and promised return.
Bible Study: The Fall of Jerusalem
The fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC to the Babylonians is one of the most tragic events in the Old Testament. It fulfills warnings from prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel because of persistent idolatry, injustice, and unfaithfulness to God. For your group, this story powerfully illustrates both the consequences of turning from God and His enduring faithfulness to restore His people.
Historical Background (2 Kings 24–25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 39, 52)
Context: After the death of good King Josiah, Judah’s kings became increasingly wicked. They ignored prophetic warnings, trusted in political alliances (Egypt), and worshiped idols.
The Siege: In 597 BC, Babylon first invaded and took King Jehoiachin and many leaders (including Daniel and Ezekiel) into exile. Zedekiah, the last king, rebelled against Babylon.
The Fall in 586 BC:
Babylonian army under Nebuchadnezzar surrounded Jerusalem for about 18 months.
Famine was severe; people suffered horribly.
The city walls were breached. Zedekiah fled but was captured; his sons were killed before him, then his eyes were put out.
The temple, palace, and houses were burned. The walls were torn down. Most survivors were exiled to Babylon.
Only the poorest were left to tend the land. Gedaliah was appointed governor but was soon assassinated.
Spiritual Meaning: This was not just military defeat—it was God’s judgment. The temple (symbol of God’s presence) was destroyed, and the people lost the Promised Land. Yet God had promised a remnant and future restoration (Jeremiah 29:10–14).
Lamentations (written by Jeremiah) captures the heartbreak: “How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!” (Lamentations 1:1). It mourns the suffering while acknowledging it was deserved because of sin.
Connection to Isaiah 22 (“The Valley of Vision”)
Isaiah 22 is a prophetic vision of Jerusalem’s fall—likely looking ahead to the Babylonian destruction, even though Isaiah lived earlier. Key points:
The People’s Response (vv. 1–4, 12–14): Instead of repenting, they went up on rooftops (perhaps in panic or false celebration), feasted, and partied (“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die”). God called for weeping and mourning, but they ignored Him. Isaiah grieves deeply.
Failed Preparations (vv. 8–11): They repaired walls, stored water, and strengthened defenses—but they did not look to the Maker or the One who planned it long ago. Self-reliance instead of God-reliance.
Shebna and Eliakim (vv. 15–25): Shebna (a proud official) is judged and replaced by faithful Eliakim (a picture of a good steward, pointing toward the Messiah). This shows God removes the unreliable and raises up the trustworthy.
Main Lesson from Isaiah 22: Even God’s people face judgment when they live like the surrounding nations. Crisis reveals the heart—will we turn to the Lord or lean on our own strength?
Broader Biblical Themes
Why it happened: Covenant unfaithfulness (Deuteronomy 28 warns of blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience). Idolatry, social injustice, and false prophets led them astray.
Hope in the Midst: God preserved a remnant. The exile led to deeper reflection on God’s Word. Prophets promised a new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31–34) and return from exile (fulfilled partially under Cyrus in 538 BC).
New Testament Connection: Jesus wept over Jerusalem’s coming destruction in 70 AD by the Romans (Luke 19:41–44), again because they did not recognize the time of God’s coming to them. Yet Jesus’ death and resurrection bring ultimate hope and a new temple—the Church indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
Affirmations
Isaiah 18:7 (Hope for the nations, including me): “I will bring a present to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and smooth— to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, to Mount Zion.” I declare that God draws even distant and powerful people (including me) to worship Him. My life is part of His global redemptive plan.
Isaiah 19:20 (The Savior and Defender) “When I cry to the Lord because of oppressors, He will send me a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver me.” Jesus is my Savior and Defender. When I cry out, He hears and delivers me—no oppressor has the final word.
Isaiah 19:22 (Healing through discipline) “The Lord will strike me to bring correction, but He will also heal me; I will return to the Lord, and He will respond to my pleas and heal me.” God’s discipline is loving. I return to Him quickly, and He heals and restores me.
Isaiah 20:2–3 (Obedience as a living sign – Isaiah’s example): “I will walk in obedience to the Lord’s instruction, even when it feels unusual, as a sign and wonder to those around me.” My obedience to God, no matter how it looks to others, proclaims His truth and warns those I love.
Isaiah 21:9 (The fall of false powers): “Babylon has fallen, has fallen! And all the carved images of her gods He has shattered to the ground.” Every idol and false stronghold in my life has fallen. The Lord shatters them, and I stand free in Christ.
Isaiah 22:11 (The warning against self-reliance) “I will not merely look to the weapons of my own defense or the waters I have stored up; instead, I look to the Maker of all things and the One who planned it long ago.” I choose to trust the Lord instead of my own preparations. He is my true defense and security.
Isaiah 22:22 (The key of authority – pointing to Christ and my position in Him)“The Lord has placed the key of the house of David on my shoulder through Jesus; what He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.” Because I am in Christ, the doors God opens for me no one can shut. I walk in His authority and timing.
Closing Paragraph
As we close our time together in the rich and powerful words of Isaiah 18–22, we give heartfelt thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the true Savior and Defender promised in these chapters and the King who reigns over every nation. Thank you to each of you who joined us in our reading today—your presence, open hearts, and shared hunger for God’s Word make this time so precious and encouraging. Tomorrow we will continue our journey by reading Isaiah 23–27. May the Lord bless you, strengthen you, and fill you with His peace until we meet again. I love you
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