en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jol/02/30.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues the speech he began in [Joel 2:25](./24.md), 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]])