Ezra 3:13

So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
people	הָעָ֗ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
discern	מַכִּירִים֙ ma.ki.Rim	H5234	properly · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
noise	ק֚וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
shout	תְּרוּעַ֣ת te.ru.'At	H8643	clamor · noun, common feminine singular construct
joy	הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה ha.sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
noise	לְק֖וֹל le.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
weeping	בְּכִ֣י be.Khi	H1065	a weeping · noun, common masculine singular construct
people	הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
people	הָעָ֗ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
shouted	מְרִיעִים֙ me.ri.'Im	H7321	to mar (especially by breaking) · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
loud	גְדוֹלָ֔ה ge.do.Lah	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
shout	תְּרוּעָ֣ה te.ru.'Ah	H8643	clamor · noun, common feminine singular absolute
noise	וְהַקּ֥וֹל ve.ha.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
heard	נִשְׁמַ֖ע nish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
off	לְמֵרָחֽוֹק le.me.ra.Chok	H7350	remote · preposition + preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Samuel 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
Luke 19:37-40 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise…
1 Kings 1:40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of…
1 Kings 1:45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city ra…
Nehemiah 12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rej…
Psalms 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love th…
Psalms 100:1-2 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Jeremiah 33:11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Prai…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 3:8–end

There was no dispute among the returned Jews whether they should build the temple or no; that was immediately resolved on, and that it should be done with all speed; what comfort could they take in their own land if they had not that token of God's presence with them and the record of his name among them? We have here therefore an account of the beginning of that good work. Observe, I. When it was begun-in the second month of the second year, as soon as ever the season of the year would permit (Ezr 3:8), and when they had ended the solemnities of the passover. They took little more than half a year for making preparation of the ground and materials; so much were their hearts upon it. Note, W…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 3:13

the people could not discern the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people--Among Eastern people, expressions of sorrow are always very loud and vehement. It is indicated by wailing, the howl of which is sometimes not easily distinguishable from joyful acclamations. Next: Ezra Chapter 4

Adam Clarke on Ezra 3:12

Wept with a loud voice - They saw that the glory had departed from Israel; in their circumstances it was impossible to build such a house as the first temple was; and had this been even possible, still it would have been greatly inferior, because it wanted the ark of the covenant, the heavenly fire, the mercy-seat, the heavenly manna, Aaron's rod that budded, the Divine shechinah, the spirit of prophecy, and most probably the Urim and Thummim. Many shouted for joy - Finding they were now restored to their own land, and to the worship of their God in his own peculiar city: these, in general, had not seen the original temple; and therefore could not feel affected in that way which the elderly…

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John Gill on Ezra 3:13

So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people,.... That is, not clearly and distinctly, they were so mixed and confounded together, and made such a jarring and discord: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off; the shouting being of young people, whose voice was strongest, and they the most numerous, the noise of shouting prevailed over the noise of weeping; and it was heard further, and at a distance appeared more distinctly to be the noise of shouting, that of weeping not reaching so far; though Jarchi is of opinion that the noise of weeping was heard further than the noise of shouting, whic…

Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Jeshua · .Rebuilt the temple — .Rebuilt the temple
Shouting · IN JOY AND PRAISE — IN JOY AND PRAISE
Temple, The Second · Joy of those who had not seen the first temple — Joy of those who had not seen the first temple

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 3:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 3:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 3:13

Adam Clarke on Ezra 3:12

John Gill on Ezra 3:13

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 3:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 3:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 3:13

Adam Clarke on Ezra 3:12

John Gill on Ezra 3:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 3:8–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 3:12

Rashi on Ezra 3:13