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Ezra 3:11-13
New English Translation

11 With antiphonal response they sang,[a] praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;
his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud[b] shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established. 12 Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders[c]—older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established[d]—were weeping loudly,[e] and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout. 13 People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly[f] that the sound was heard a long way off.

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  1. Ezra 3:11 tn Heb “they answered.”
  2. Ezra 3:11 tn Heb “great.”
  3. Ezra 3:12 tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
  4. Ezra 3:12 sn The temple had been destroyed some fifty years earlier by the Babylonians in 586 b.c.
  5. Ezra 3:12 tn Heb “with a great voice.”
  6. Ezra 3:13 tn Heb “a great shout.”
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Ezra 3:11-13
New International Version

11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good;
    his love toward Israel endures forever.”(A)

And all the people gave a great shout(B) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(C) of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple,(D) wept(E) aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy(F) from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

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