The Bible uses the phrase "the ends of the earth" many times.
The Ends of the earth should be the border of Continents, not islands.
(1) In Psalm 65:5 the ends of the earth are parallel to the farthest sea.
(2) Isaiah 41:5 which says, "The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward; " Here islands are considered to be synonymous with, or near the ends of the earth. The earth was surrounded by water, but there were islands at the edge of the world where the sky met the sea.
(3) Revelations 7:1 and 20:8 it mentions the four corners of the earth.
(Here are 58 times that The Bible uses the phrase "the ends of the earth")
Deuteronomy 13:7
New International Version (©1984)
gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other,
New Living Translation (©2007)
They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:49
New International Version (©1984)
The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
Deuteronomy 28:64
New International Version (©1984)
Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods--gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
Deuteronomy 30:4
New International Version (©1984)
Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.
New Living Translation (©2007)
Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the LORD your God will gather you from there and bring you back again.
King James Bible
If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
Deuteronomy 33:17
New International Version (©1984)
In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."
1 Samuel 2:10
New International Version (©1984)
those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Nehemiah 1:9
New International Version (©1984)
but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.'
New Living Translation (©2007)
But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.'
King James Bible
But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
Job 28:24
New International Version (©1984)
for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
Job 37:3
New International Version (©1984)
He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
Job 38:13
New International Version (©1984)
that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?
New Living Translation (©2007)
Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness?
King James Bible
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Psalm 2:8
New International Version (©1984)
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
King James Bible
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalm 19:4
New International Version (©1984)
Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
Psalm 22:27
New International Version (©1984)
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
King James Bible
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalm 46:9
New International Version (©1984)
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
Psalm 48:10
New International Version (©1984)
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Psalm 59:13
New International Version (©1984)
consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
Psalm 61:2
New International Version (©1984)
From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 65:5
New International Version (©1984)
You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
King James Bible
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea.
Psalm 65:8
New International Version (©1984)
Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
New Living Translation (©2007)
Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.
King James Bible
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalm 67:7
New International Version (©1984)
God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm 72:8
New International Version (©1984)
He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 95:4
New International Version (©1984)
In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
Psalm 98:3
New International Version (©1984)
He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalm 135:7
New International Version (©1984)
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Proverbs 17:24
New International Version (©1984)
A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
King James Bible
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 30:4
New International Version (©1984)
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know!
Isaiah 5:26
New International Version (©1984)
He lifts up a banner for the distant nations, he whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Here they come, swiftly and speedily!
King James Bible
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
Isaiah 11:12
New International Version (©1984)
He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.
New Living Translation (©2007)
He will raise a flag among the nations and assemble the exiles of Israel. He will gather the scattered people of Judah from the ends of the earth.
King James Bible
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 24:16
New International Version (©1984)
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One." But I said, "I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!"
King James Bible
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Isaiah 26:15
New International Version (©1984)
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.
King James Bible
Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 40:28
New International Version (©1984)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 41:5
New International Version (©1984)
The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward;
Isaiah 41:9
New International Version (©1984)
I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
Isaiah 42:10
New International Version (©1984)
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Isaiah 43:6
New International Version (©1984)
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth--
Isaiah 45:22
New International Version (©1984)
"Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 48:20
New International Version (©1984)
Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob."
Isaiah 49:6
New International Version (©1984)
he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."
Isaiah 52:10
New International Version (©1984)
The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 62:11
New International Version (©1984)
The LORD has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.'"
King James Bible
Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Jeremiah 6:22
New International Version (©1984)
This is what the LORD says: "Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 10:13
New International Version (©1984)
When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Jeremiah 16:19
New International Version (©1984)
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.
Jeremiah 25:31
New International Version (©1984)
The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth, for the LORD will bring charges against the nations; he will bring judgment on all mankind and put the wicked to the sword,'" declares the LORD.
King James Bible
A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 25:32
New International Version (©1984)
This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Look! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth."
Jeremiah 31:8
New International Version (©1984)
See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return.
Jeremiah 50:41
New International Version (©1984)
"Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 51:16
New International Version (©1984)
When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Daniel 4:11
New International Version (©1984)
The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth.
King James Bible
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
Daniel 4:22
New International Version (©1984)
you, O king, are that tree! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.
King James Bible
It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Micah 5:4
New International Version (©1984)
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
Zechariah 9:10
New International Version (©1984)
I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
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Matthew 12:42
New International Version (©1984)
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.
Mark 13:27
New International Version (©1984)
And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
King James Bible
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Luke 11:31
New International Version (©1984)
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.
Acts 1:8
New International Version (©1984)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
King James Bible
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 13:47
New International Version (©1984)
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
Romans 10:18
New International Version (©1984)
But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."
Revelation 7:1
New International Version (©1984)
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.
Revelation 20:8
New International Version (©1984)
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
King James Bible
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Some Versions of Bible mention "the ends of the earth", but other versions do not mention it.
Isaiah 44:23
New International Version (©1984)
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
New Living Translation (©2007)
Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing. Shout for joy, O depths of the earth! Break into song, O mountains and forests and every tree! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and is glorified in Israel.
King James Bible
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Isaiah 59:18
New International Version (©1984)
According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due.
New Living Translation (©2007)
He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. His fury will fall on his foes. He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth.
King James Bible
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Isaiah 60:9
New International Version (©1984)
Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your sons from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.
New Living Translation (©2007)
They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.
King James Bible
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Ezekiel 27:33
New International Version (©1984)
When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.
New Living Translation (©2007)
The merchandise you traded satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade.
Matthew 24:31
New International Version (©1984)
And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
New Living Translation (©2007)
And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world--from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
Four Corners of the Heavens
Jeremiah 49:36
New International Version (©1984)
I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the heavens; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam's exiles do not go.
Four Corners of the land of Israel
Ezekiel 7:2
New International Version (©1984)
"Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
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Mankind were scattered by Lord over the face of the whole earth after Babel (Genesis 11:9). The phrase ‘Whole Earth’ clearly told us that the Ends of the Earth were definitely not near the land of Middle East where Jerusalem, the Holy city, the Capital city of the God’s world located; They should include: Easternmost place in China; Westernmost place in USA; Northernmost place near Arctic Circle; Southernmost place in Australia and New Zealand .
The descendants of Shem spread out over North and East, they arrived East Corner and North Corner;
The descendants of Japheth spread out over West, they arrived West Corner.
The descendants of Ham spread out over South, they arrived South Corner.
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