Zechariah 9:10

     10. (Isa 2:4; Ho 2:18; Mic 5:10).

      Ephraim . . . Jerusalem—the ten tribes, and Judah and Benjamin; both alike to be restored hereafter.

      speak peace—command it authoritatively.

      dominion . . . from sea . . . river . . . ends of . . . earth—fulfilling Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; and Ps 72:8. "Sea . . . sea," are the Red Sea and Mediterranean. The "river" is the Euphrates. Jerusalem and the Holy Land, extended to the limits promised to Abraham, are to be the center of His future dominion; whence it will extend to the remotest parts of the earth.

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