Ezra 3:12 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹² But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house [Solomon's temple], when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice, though many shouted aloud for joy.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² 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:

Common English Bible

¹² But many of the older priests and Levites and heads of families, who had seen the first house, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this house, although many others shouted loudly with joy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And many of the priests and the Levites, and the leaders of the fathers and of the elders, who had seen the former temple, when now this temple was founded and was before their eyes, wept with a great voice. And many of them, shouting for joy, lifted up their voice.

Ezra 3:12 Cross References

Ezra 3:13

so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard afar.

Job 8:7

And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.

Psalm 126:6

He that goes forth weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 147:1

Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.

Isaiah 41:14

Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:22

The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord; in its time I will hasten it.

Jeremiah 50:4

“In those days and in that time, says the Lord, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come; and they shall seek the Lord their God.

Haggai 2:3

‘Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?

Zechariah 4:10

For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. “These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth.”