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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-05-09  |  1.6 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  37 seconds
Transcription: As Ezra reads the ancient words, a sound of weeping begins to rise, spreading through the multitude. The Bible does not explain the reason for the tears. Were the people feeling guilt over their long history of breaking that covenant? Or nostalgia over the favored days when Israel had full independence? Whatever the reason, this was no time for tears. Nehemiah and Ezra sent out orders to prepare for a huge feast and celebration. God wanted joy, not mourning. His chosen people were being rebuilt just as surely as the stone walls of Jerusalem had been rebuilt.