Ezr 1:5, 3:1-3, 7:27, Neh 1:3, 2:3, 17, 4:2, 6, 10, Psa 79:1, 7-10, 137:5-6 | ESV | STEP | Then rose up the heads of the fathers ’ houses of Judah and Benjamin , and the priests and the Levites , everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem .

Ezra 1:5

5 Then rose up the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, ^aeveryone whose spirit ^bGod had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:1-3

Rebuilding the Altar

1 ^cWhen the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and ^dZerubbabel the son of ^eShealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, ^fas it is written in the Law of Moses the ^gman of God. 3 They set the altar in its place, ^hfor fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and ⁱthey offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening.

Ezra 7:27

27 ^jBlessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, ^kwho put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,

Nehemiah 1:3

3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and ^lshame. ^mThe wall of Jerusalem is broken down, ⁿand its gates are destroyed by fire.”

Nehemiah 2:3

3 I said to the king, ^o“Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, ^pwhen the city, the place of my fathers’ graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Nehemiah 2:17

17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, ^qhow Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer ^rsuffer derision.”

Nehemiah 4:2

2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of ^sSamaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? ^{▼▼Or Will they commit themselves to God?} Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?”

Nehemiah 4:6

6 So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

Nehemiah 4:10

10 In Judah it was said, ^{▼▼Hebrew Judah said} “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.”

Psalms 79:1

How Long, O Lord?

A Psalm of ^vAsaph.

1 O God, ^wthe nations have come into your ^xinheritance;
they have defiled your ^yholy temple;
they have ^zlaid Jerusalem in ruins.

Psalms 79:7-10

7 For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 ^aaDo not remember against us ^abour former iniquities; ^{▼▼Or the iniquities of former generations}
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are ^adbrought very low.
9 ^aeHelp us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and ^afatone for our sins,
for your ^agname’s sake!
10 ^ahWhy should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let ^aithe avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!

Psalms 137:5-6

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
^ajlet my right hand forget its skill!
6 Let my ^aktongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!