דרש רבא [מה דכתיב] שמש ירח עמד זבולה (חבקוק ג יא), מלמד שעלו שמש וירח לזבול, ואמרו לפניו רבש"ע אם אתה עושה דין לבן עמרם נצא, ואם לאו לא נצא, עד שזרק בהם חצים, אמ להם לכבודי לא מחיתם, לכבוד בשר ודם מחיתם, והאידנא עד דמחו להו לא נפקי.
Rabba expounded [that which is written] (in Hab. 3:11): SUN AND MOON REMAIN ON HIGH (zevul). <THEY GO FOR THE LIGHT OF YOUR ARROWS, FOR THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR SHINING SPEAR. >59Tanh., Numb. 5:11; Numb. R. 18:20, cont.; Sanh. 110a. <This> teaches that the sun and moon ascended to Zebul (the fourth heaven) and said to him: Sovereign of the World, if you act justly toward the son of Amram, we shall go forth; but if not, we shall not go forth. <So they refused to shine, > until he hurled darts at them. He said to them: For my honor you did not protest,60I.e., when people dishonored the Holy One by worshiping the sun and the moon. but for flesh and blood you did protest. And at the present time until they have protested, they do not come out.61The midrash draws of the second half of Hab. 3:11 to show that the Holy One must use arrows and a spear to force the sun and moon to shine.
דרש רבא [מה דכתיב] שמש ירח עמד זבולה (חבקוק ג יא), מלמד שעלו שמש וירח לזבול, ואמרו לפניו רבש"ע אם אתה עושה דין לבן עמרם נצא, ואם לאו לא נצא, עד שזרק בהם חצים, אמ להם לכבודי לא מחיתם, לכבוד בשר ודם מחיתם, והאידנא עד דמחו להו לא נפקי.
Rabba expounded [that which is written] (in Hab. 3:11): SUN AND MOON REMAIN ON HIGH (zevul). <THEY GO FOR THE LIGHT OF YOUR ARROWS, FOR THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR SHINING SPEAR. >59Tanh., Numb. 5:11; Numb. R. 18:20, cont.; Sanh. 110a. <This> teaches that the sun and moon ascended to Zebul (the fourth heaven) and said to him: Sovereign of the World, if you act justly toward the son of Amram, we shall go forth; but if not, we shall not go forth. <So they refused to shine, > until he hurled darts at them. He said to them: For my honor you did not protest,60I.e., when people dishonored the Holy One by worshiping the sun and the moon. but for flesh and blood you did protest. And at the present time until they have protested, they do not come out.61The midrash draws of the second half of Hab. 3:11 to show that the Holy One must use arrows and a spear to force the sun and moon to shine.