Commentary on Chapter 76 of the Book of Enoch

He said: Enoch, concerning the matter of the winds: I saw twelve openings of the firmament for all the winds, from which winds issue forth and blow upon the earth. Three of them are openings on the face of the sky, and three in the west, and three on the right side of the sky, and three on the left. Three are the first ones, which are toward the east, and three after these on the left toward the north, and three in the west for the four. From among them issues a wind of blessing and peace, and from among those issue winds of destruction when they are loosed; they destroy all the earth and the water upon it, and all who dwell upon it, and everything that is in the water and on dry land. The first wind issues from among these openings, whose name is East Wind, in the first gate, a gate that is toward the east and borders the north. From it issues heat, dryness, and hail. And in the second gate, from the middle, issues a moderate wind, and from it issue rain, fruit, peace, and dew. And in the third gate, which is toward the east, issues cold and dryness. And after these winds, toward the north, issues from three gates: the first, from the first gate among them, which borders the direction of the east, issues a hot wind.

And in the opening that is toward the middle, there issues from it good wind, dew, rain, peace, and life. And in the third opening, that which is toward the west, there issues from it dew, rain, cold, and hail. And after these, the wind that is from the direction of the south, whose name is Baḥr, and that which issues from the seven openings that are toward the east, toward the north, there issues from it dew, rain, cold, and hail. And from the middle opening, good issues life, rain, dew, and peace. And in the third opening, that which is toward the west, which is opposite the south, there issues from it heat, pestilence, fever, and rain, and dew, and cold. And after these, the four winds that are toward the west: the first opening, which is toward the south, and from them issues dew, pestilence, cold, and fever, and hail. And from the middle opening issues dew, rain, peace, and blessing. And in the last opening, that which is toward the north, there issues from it dryness, hail, storm, tempest, and snow. And the twelve openings are completed.

And from these twelve winds, the winds that blow upon the earth: one, that of the east, from three winds, the middle one blows dew and blessing, rain and peace. And likewise, the middle one that is toward the west blows dew and blessing, rain and peace. And likewise, that which is toward the south, the middle one of the north, blows dew and blessing, rain and peace. And likewise, that which is toward the north, the middle one of the north, blows dew and blessing, rain and peace. Apart from these four, there is no good among the twelve winds. And the other eight blow upon the earth for calamity, for destruction, and for desolation, and there is no good from them until the world.