Ezra 3:12 meaning and explanation
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.
Ezra 3:12, Berean Standard Bible
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The returned exiles have just laid the foundation of the second temple, and the scene mixes grief with joy. The older priests, Levites and family heads remembered Solomon's temple before Babylon destroyed it in 586 BC, and this smaller foundation looked disappointing by comparison.
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