625 B
625 B
General Information:
Yahweh continues the speech he began in Joel 2:25, promising good things for the people of Israel.
blood, fire, and pillars of smoke
"blood" is symbolizing the death of people. AT: "death, fire and pillars of smoke" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
The sun will turn into darkness
"The sun will no longer give light"
the moon into blood
Here the word "blood" refers to the color red. You can supply the verb for this phrase. AT: "the moon will turn red like blood" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)