Nehemiah 8:8-9

8They read the book of the Law and they explained it to the people. They helped the people to understand what Ezra read to them.

9Then Ezra (the priest who studied God's Law), Nehemiah (the ruler) and the Levites who were teaching the people said to all the people, ‘Do not cry or weep. Today is a special holy day for the Lord your God.’ They said this because the people were weeping. The words of the Law had made them sad.