1 Esdras 5:62

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.

1 Esdras 5:62 In-Context

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.

63 When the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to investigate what the sound of the trumpets meant.

64 They discovered that those who had returned from captivity were building the temple to the Lord God of Israel.