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Ezekiel 3:12

Western Saints

Jerome

. And the spirit took me, and I heard behind me a voice of a great commotion: Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. The God of whom it is written: The Lord lifts up the meek (Psalm 146:6), he Himself lifted up the prophet, who was not in the flesh but in the spirit, and walking in the spirit, he did not fulfill the works of the flesh; for the Spirit of God was in him. …

Commentary on Ezekiel ↗

Gregory the Dialogist

"And the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion: Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place." What is this, that after the prophet is sent to the captivity of the sons of the people, he hears behind him a voice of great commotion, saying: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place"? For he had been turned toward the sinners of Babylon, and he was hearing the voice of the glory of the Lord from his place behind his back. …

Homilies on Ezekiel, Book 1, Homily 10 ↗