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Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Israel.
to the ends of the earth
The places on the earth that are very far away are spoken of as if they were the places where the earth ends. This phrase also forms a merism and refers to everywhere in between the ends. AT: "to all the farthest places of the earth" or "to the entire earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)
his servant Jacob
This refers to the descendants of Jacob. AT: "the people of Israel, his servants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)