# I will judge him by plague and blood Here "blood" is a metonym for injury and death. Alternate translation: "I will judge him by causing him to be sick and by sending soldiers to kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # overflowing rain and hailstones and burning sulfur I will rain down upon him It may be helpful to change the order of this sentence. Alternate translation: "I will rain down overflowing rain and hailstones and burning sulfur upon him" # hailstones ice that falls out of the sky