Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

And I strive with the prefects, and say, `Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house ofGod forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.