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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar: His burning anger and heaviness to bear. His lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire. His breath is like a torrent overflowing to the middle of the neck, to destroy nations for nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people. It shall be a song to you, like the night of a holy solemnity, and the joy of the heart, like one who goes with a flute, to enter the mount of the Lord, to the mighty one of Israel. …
Thomas Aquinas
684. Behold the name of the Lord. Here he consoles them with the punishment of their enemies, and concerning this, he sets out three things: first, the coming of the judge who punishes; second, the manner of punishment: and the Lord shall make (Isa 30:30); third, the place of the punishment: for Topheth is prepared from yesterday (Isa 30:33). Concerning the first, he sets out three things. First, the coming of the judge: he comes, for universal judgment, from afar, long before announced by the prophets. …
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