Ezra 5:16

5:16 Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment ¹  it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’

Ezra 5:8

5:8 Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, ²  and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

[5:16]  ¹ tn Aram “from then and until now.”

[5:8]  ² tn Aram “stones of rolling.” The reference is apparently to stones too large to carry.