Borders of Precious Stones and the Fourfold Peace

"And all your border of precious stones" (Isaiah 54:12). Rabbi Binyamin ben Levi said: The boundaries of Jerusalem are destined to be full of precious stones and pearls, and all Israel will come and take their needs from them. For in this world Israel marks its boundaries with stones and hewn rocks, but in the time to come they will mark them with precious stones and pearls, as it is written, "And all your border of precious stones" (Isaiah 54:12). Rabbi Levi said: The boundaries of Jerusalem are destined to be full, twelve mil by eighteen mil, of precious stones and pearls. For in this world a man owes his fellow, and the fellow says to him, "Let us go and be judged before the judge." Sometimes the judge makes peace between them and sometimes he does not, and the two parties do not leave satisfied. But in the time to come, a man owes his fellow, and the fellow says, "Let us go and be judged before the King Messiah in Jerusalem." When they reach the boundaries of Jerusalem they find them full of precious stones and pearls, and the debtor takes two of them and says to his creditor, "Did I owe you more than these?" And the creditor says, "Not even this much. It is released to you, it is forgiven you." This is what is written, "He makes your borders peace" (Psalms 147:14). "And all your children shall be taught of the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children" (Isaiah 54:13). There are four great peaces: "In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon is no more" (Psalms 72:7); "Great peace have they that love Your Torah" (Psalms 119:165); "But the humble shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundance of peace" (Psalms 37:11); and this one, "And all your children shall be taught of the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children" (Isaiah 54:13). The end.