Ezra 3:12
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
Cross-reference
Ezra 4:2 shows adversaries offering help — contrasting with the pure joy and tears at the foundation in Ezra 3:12, foreshadowing conflict.
Ezra 6:16 records the temple dedication with joy — a later fulfillment that contrasts with the mixed weeping and joy at the foundation in Ezra 3:12.
Psalm 126:6 depicts weeping turning to joy in harvest — mirroring the tears and shouts at the temple foundation in Ezra 3:12.
Jeremiah 31:9 says exiles will come with weeping — directly echoing the weeping of older priests at the temple foundation in Ezra 3:12.
In Haggai 2:3, the question about the former glory directly mirrors the weeping over the smaller foundation in Ezra 3:12.
In Zechariah 4:10, the Lord warns against despising small beginnings — directly addressing the weeping over the humble temple foundation.
1 Chronicles 22:5 describes David's lavish preparations for the first temple — explaining why older priests wept over the modest new foundation in Ezra 3:12.