Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Joel 2:10

And similarly at the beginning of the passage, the word “place” appears three times, corresponding to the three Temples. Regarding the First Temple, it states “he encountered the place and lodged there because the sun had set” - since their days there were not lengthy but rather like a single overnight stay. Their short dwelling in the House alludes to the brief duration of the Temple’s sanctified existence, until “the sun set” - as “the sun and moon withdrew their light” (Joel 2:10). And we explained above regarding its setting two hours before its time, alluding to the setting of Israel’s sun two years before the appointed time. Regarding the Second Temple, it states “he took from the stones of the place,” as it is similarly stated regarding the building of the Second Temple, “And he shall bring forth the headstone” (Zechariah 4:7). It says “from the stones” and not “all the stones,” because the stones of the Tablets and the stones of the Urim and Thummim were missing. Regarding the Third Temple, it states “and he lay down in that place,” for when he saw the Third Temple in its construction and its eternality, then he lay down and his sleep was sweet, saying “This is my resting place forever,” excluding the first two Temples where they had no rest from their enemies.

neither...be gathered in Heb. יֵאָסֵף, an expression similar to (Joel 2:10) “gathered in (אָסְפוּ) their brightness.” Gathered in their light.

G-D ‘OSAPH’ (HATH TAKEN AWAY) MY DISGRACE. I.e., “He has laid it up somewhere where it cannot be seen.” Similar examples are: And it shall not ‘yei’aseph’ (have been taken away) into the house;¹⁴⁴Exodus 9:19. And the stars ‘asphu’ (withdraw) their shining;¹⁴⁵Joel 2:10. Neither shall thy moon ‘yei’aseph’ (withdraw itself),¹⁴⁶Isaiah 60:20. meaning it shall not hide itself. This is the language of Rashi. But Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra said that asaph has the same meaning as “vanish,” as in, ‘Vene’esaph’ (And vanish) will joy and gladness.¹⁴⁷Ibid., 16:10.
The correct opinion is that of Onkelos, who made them all expressions of gathering and assembling, as is their plain sense, derived from the verses: ‘Vaya’asphu’ (And they gathered) the quails;¹⁴⁸Numbers 11:32. But ‘me’asphav’ (they who have garnered it) shall eat it.¹⁴⁹Isaiah 62:9. Death is called asiphah¹⁵⁰Above, 25:8. because the dying person is gathered to his dead ancestors. And it shall not ‘yei’aseph’ into the house¹⁴⁴Exodus 9:19. means to be gathered to his household. And the stars ‘asphu’ their shining¹⁴⁵Joel 2:10. means that they will gather the light within them and not give forth their light outside, or that they will be gathered into their tent, which is in the firmament of the heaven.¹⁵¹See Psalms 19:5, mentioned above, Note 127 The word asiphah is used in connection with disgrace, meaning that the disgraced person should be gathered and not spread among people, i.e., to be discussed further in the streets.