Ezr 3:12-13, Psa 71:7, Zec 3:8 | ESV | STEP | But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers ’ houses, old men who had seen the first house , wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy ,

Ezra 3:12-13

12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, ^aold men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.

Psalms 71:7

7 I have been as ^ba portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.

Zechariah 3:8

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for ^cthey are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring ^dmy servant ^ethe Branch.