וָאֵ֡רֶא וְהִנֵּה֩ ר֨וּחַ סְעָרָ֜ה בָּאָ֣ה מִן־הַצָּפ֗וֹן עָנָ֤ן גָּדוֹל֙ וְאֵ֣שׁ מִתְלַקַּ֔חַת וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ ל֖וֹ סָבִ֑יב וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ כְּעֵ֥ין הַחַשְׁמַ֖ל מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃
내가 보니 북방에서부터 폭풍과 큰 구름이 오는데 그 속에서 불이 번쩍번쩍하여 빛이 그 사면에 비취며 그 불 가운데 단쇠 같은 것이 나타나 보이고
Chagigah
Question: Until when is 'The deed of the chariot'? Rabbi [Yehudah HaNasi] says, "Until the later, 'And I saw (Ezekiel 1:27).'" Rabbi Yitzchak says, "Until, 'The Chashmal (Ezekiel 1:27).'" We teach until "And I saw (Ezekiel 1:4)," and from there onward we give the general details. There are those who say: "Until, 'And I saw (Ezekiel 1:4)', we give the general details, and from here forward, if he is smart, he understands from his own knowledge; if [is] not [smart], then if he cannot [understand on his own], he cannot [understand it]."
Chagigah
"And I saw, and behold, a storm wind came from the north, a large cloud and gathered-up fire, and brightness encompassed it, and inside there was the figure of a Chashmal inside the fire." To where did [the cloud] go? Rav Yehudah said, "Rav said, 'It went to capture the entire world under Nevuchadnetzer the evildoer. And all this for what? So that the nations of the world would not say, 'In the hand of a lowly nation did the Holy One, be He, give his children.' The Holy One, Blessed be He, said, 'Who caused me to be a servant to worshippers of idols? The sins of Israel caused me [to do such].'"