1 Esdras 5:60

60 Some of the levitical priests and leaders of family houses, the elderly who had seen the former house, came to this building with much weeping and wailing.

1 Esdras 5:60 In-Context

58 They sang hymns, praising the Lord, "God's goodness and glory are on Israel forever."

59 The people blew trumpets and shouted loudly, singing to the Lord on the occasion of the construction of the Lord's house.

60 Some of the levitical priests and leaders of family houses, the elderly who had seen the former house, came to this building with much weeping and wailing.

61 Many others came with trumpets and joy, with a tremendous uproar.

62 But the people couldn't hear the trumpets because of the people's weeping, even though the crowd was blowing the trumpets so loudly that the noise was heard far away.