put thee out: or, extinguish thee, Job 18:5-6; Proverbs 13:9
I will cover the heaven: Destroy the empire. Ezekiel 30:3, Ezekiel 30:18; Exodus 10:21-23; Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 34:4; Jeremiah 13:16; Joel 2:2, Joel 2:31, Joel 3:15; Amos 8:9; Matthew 24:29; Revelation 6:12-13
make: Overwhelm the dependent states.
the sun: The king.
the moon: The queen, or some state less than the kingdom.