Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Chagigah 26:14

מהיכן נפיק מזיעתן של חיות ולהיכן שפיך אמר רב זוטרא בר טוביה אמר רב על ראש רשעים בגיהנם שנאמר (ירמיהו כג, יט) הנה סערת ה' חמה יצאה וסער מתחולל על ראש רשעים יחול ורב אחא בר יעקב אמר על אשר קומטו שנאמר (איוב כב, טז) אשר קומטו ולא עת נהר יוצק יסודם תניא אמר רבי שמעון החסיד אלו תשע מאות ושבעים וארבע דורות שקומטו להיבראות

From where did it come out? From the sweat of the chayot. And where was it poured out to? Rav Zutra the son of Toviah said, "Rav said, 'Onto the heads of the wicked in Gehinnom, as it is said, 'Behold, the storm of Hashem has gone out in a fury, and a whirling storm; on the heads of the wicked (Jeremiah 23:19).''" And Rav Acha the son of Ya'akov said, "Upon the ones who were taken away [from being created], as it is said, "Those that were taken away before their time, a river is poured [on] their foundation. It was taught [in a Baraita]: Rabbi Shimon the Pious said, "These are the 974 generations that were taken away from being created.

Mesilat Yesharim

We have already found that the great and lofty angels, tremble and quake constantly due to the exaltedness of G-d. Our sages, of blessed memory, said in their wise analogies: "from where does the Dinur river (of fire) spring forth? From the sweat of the Chayot (angels)" (Chagigah 13b).
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