Ezra 3:10-13

New International Version

¹⁰When the builders laid^(A) the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets,^(B) and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise^(C) the Lord, as prescribed by David^(D) king of Israel.^(E) ¹¹With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

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

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

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Ezra 3:10-13

New King James Version

¹⁰When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, ^(A)the^[a] priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ^(B)ordinance^[b] of David king of Israel. ¹¹^(C)And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord:

^(D)“For He is good,
^(E)For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”

Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

¹²But many of the priests and Levites and ^(F)heads of the fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes. Yet many shouted aloud for joy, ¹³so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off.

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