# Connecting Statement:

Ezekiel continues to describe his vision.

# a windstorm

This is a storm that has a lot of wind.

# coming from the north

North is the direction to your left when you look toward the sun while it is rising.

# a great cloud with fire flashing within it

This can be translated as a new sentence: "The storm had a very large cloud with fire flashing in it"

# fire flashing

Possible meanings are 1) "flashing lightning" or 2) "constant lightning."

# brightness surrounding it and inside of it

"a very bright light was around the cloud and inside of it"

# the color of amber

"bright yellow like amber" or "bright yellow" or "glowing yellow"

# amber

a hard yellow resin that is used as a beautiful decoration on jewelry