62
All the people blew trumpets and shouted with all their might, praising the Lord because the Temple was being rebuilt.
63
Some of the older priests, Levites, and heads of clans had seen the first Temple, and when they came and saw the building of this Temple, they cried and wailed.
64
Others who were there blew trumpets and shouted for joy.
65
The crowd blew the trumpets so loud that the blast could be heard far away, but no one nearby could hear the blast of the trumpets because the sound made by those who were crying and wailing was so loud.
66
The enemies of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin heard the sound of the trumpets and came to see what it meant.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.