Ezekiel 3:12

“Then the spirit took me up, &c.] Not the wind, nor an angel, but the Spirit of God; who took up the prophet from the ground, from the place where he was, among the captives by the river Chebar, and had seen the glorious vision described in the first chapter; and had had his call and mission, as expressed in the second chapter, and hitherto in this; and was carried by him to another company of captives, who were at another place by the same river, as appears by comparing (<260101>Ezekiel 1:1-3), with (<260315>Ezekiel 3:15); for this was not done in a visionary way, as Kimchi thinks, but in reality; not in spirit, but in body; just as the Spirit caught away Philip from the eunuch,…”

“(Act 8:39). Ezekiel's abode heretofore had not been the most suitable for his work. He, therefore, is guided by the Spirit to Tel-Abib, the chief town of the Jewish colony of captives: there he sat on the ground, "the throne of the miserable" (Ezr 9:3; Lam 1:1-3), seven days, the usual period for manifesting deep grief (Job 2:13; see Psa 137:1), thus winning their confidence by sympathy in their sorrow. He is accompanied by the cherubim which had been manifested at Chebar (Eze 1:3-4), after their departure from Jerusalem. They now are heard moving with the "voice of a great rushing (compare Act 2:2), saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place," that is, moving from the place in…”

“I heard behind me - The commission having been given, and the prophet transported to the place of his ministry, the chariot of the vision passes away with the proper tokens Ezekiel 1:24-25. A voice from above the firmament is now heard proclaiming the divine glory. From his place - The place where the glory of the Lord had revealed itself in the vision. The words are to be joined to “saying:” put a comma after Lord. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A voice - An articulate sound, of many angels, attended with the rushing of the wheels, added to the noise of their wings. Blessed - Praised be the gloriously holy and just God. His place - Coming down from heaven. Ezekiel 3:13”

“3:12 May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place! In the Hebrew text, this exclamation of praise is odd in both placement and grammar. The alternate reading (see textual footnote) is based on emending a single Hebrew letter.”

“spirit: Eze 3:14, Eze 2:2, Eze 8:3, Eze 11:1, Eze 11:24, Eze 40:1, Eze 40:2; Kg1 18:12; Kg2 2:16; Act 8:39 a voice: Act 2:2; Rev 1:10, Rev 1:15 Blessed: Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 103:20, Psa 103:21, Psa 148:2; Isa 6:3; Rev 5:11-14, Rev 19:6 glory: Eze 9:3, Eze 10:4, Eze 10:18, Eze 10:19, Eze 11:22, Eze 11:23; Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35; Sa1 4:21, Sa1 4:22 Ezekiel 3:13”