Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But many of the priests and the Levites, and the chief of the fathers and the ancients that had seen the former temple; when they had the foundation of this temple before their eyes, wept with a loud voice: and many shouting for joy, lifted up their voice. many Haggai 2:3 Who is left among you, that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in comparison to that as nothing in your eyes? when the foundation Job 8:7 In so much, that if thy former things were small thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly. Isaiah 41:14 Fear not, thou worm of Jacob, you that are dead of Israel: I have helped thee, saith the Lord: and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 60:22 The least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong nation: I the Lord will suddenly do this thing in its time. Daniel 2:34,35 Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. . . . Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth. Matthew 13:31,32 Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. . . . wept Psalm 126:6 Going they went and wept, casting their seeds. [7] But coming they shall come with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves. Jeremiah 31:8,9 Behold I will bring them from the north country, and will gather them from the ends of the earth and among them shall be the blind, and the lame, the woman with child, and she that is bringing forth, together, a great company of them returning hither. . . . Context Temple Restoration Begins…11And they sung together hymns, and praise to the Lord: because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, praising the Lord, because the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid. 12But many of the priests and the Levites, and the chief of the fathers and the ancients that had seen the former temple; when they had the foundation of this temple before their eyes, wept with a loud voice: and many shouting for joy, lifted up their voice.13So that one could not distinguish the voice of the shout of joy, from the noise of the weeping of the people: for one with another the people shouted with a loud shout, and the voice was heard afar off.… Cross References Ezra 3:13 So that one could not distinguish the voice of the shout of joy, from the noise of the weeping of the people: for one with another the people shouted with a loud shout, and the voice was heard afar off. Jeremiah 50:4 In those days, and at that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Juda together: going and weeping they shall make haste, and shall seek the Lord their God. Haggai 2:3 Who is left among you, that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in comparison to that as nothing in your eyes? Lexicon But manyוְרַבִּ֡ים (wə·rab·bîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great of the older הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old priests, מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest Levites, וְהַלְוִיִּם֩ (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi and family הָאָב֜וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father heads וְרָאשֵׁ֨י (wə·rā·šê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had seen רָא֜וּ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see the first הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank temple הַבַּ֤יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house wept בֹּכִ֖ים (bō·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan loudly בְּק֣וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound when they saw בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·‘ê·nê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain the foundation בְּיָסְד֔וֹ (bə·yā·sə·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult of this זֶ֤ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that temple. הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house Still, many וְרַבִּ֛ים (wə·rab·bîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great others shouted בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה (biṯ·rū·‘āh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8643: Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum joyfully. קֽוֹל׃ (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound Additional Translations But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers houses , the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: But many of the priests and the Levites, and the elder men, heads of families, who had seen the former house on its foundation, and who saw this house with their eyes, wept with a loud voice: but the multitude shouted with joy to raise a song. But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, [when] the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, old men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [houses], the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: And many of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers, the aged men who had seen the first house -- in this house being founded before their eyes -- are weeping with a loud voice, and many with a shout, in joy, lifting up the voice; Jump to Previous Aloud Ancient Chief Eyes Fathers First Foundation Heads House Households Houses Joy Levites Priests Shouted Standing Voice WeptJump to Next Aloud Ancient Chief Eyes Fathers First Foundation Heads House Households Houses Joy Levites Priests Shouted Standing Voice WeptExternal Links Ezra 3:12 NIVEzra 3:12 NLT Ezra 3:12 ESV Ezra 3:12 NASB Ezra 3:12 ASV Ezra 3:12 Bible Apps Ezra 3:12 Biblia Paralela Ezra 3:12 Chinese Bible Ezra 3:12 French Bible Ezra 3:12 German Bible Alphabetical: a aloud and before being But eyes family fathers first for former foundation had heads house households joy laid Levites loud many men of old older others priests saw seen shouted temple the their they this voice was wept when while who with Yet OT History: Ezra 3:12 But many of the priests and Levites (Ezr. 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