Ezra 3:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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,  but many others shouted joyfully.

Cross References

Haggai 2:3

“Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison?

Zechariah 4:10

For who despises the day of small things?  These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the ceremonial stone  in Zerubbabel’s hand.’

Isaiah 60:22

The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

Isaiah 41:14

Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men  of Israel. I will help you’ – this is the  Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer  is the Holy One of Israel.

Job 8:7

Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.

Ezra 3:13

The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from that of the  weeping,  because the people were shouting so loudly. And the sound was heard far away.

Jeremiah 50:4

In those days and at that time – this is the  Lord’s declaration – the Israelites and Judeans will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the  Lord their God.