## the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month ##

(See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltime]]).

## Is there still seed in the storehouse? ##

The expected answer is 'no'. This question is used to highlight what the readers already knew. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]).

## the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree ##

These are fruits grown in the land.