1)
Who said this?
1.
Rashi: Tzarei Yehudah and Binyamin said this to the Jews.
2.
Ibn Ezra: The builders, or the Soferim [said what comes after this to those who asked them who is building]. Malbim - the builders answered, we did not decide to build on our own. We build based on Zerubavel and the Kohen Gadol. Zerubavel is the fixed officer of the king. Surely Tatni then spoke to Zerubavel, who answered him like Tatni wrote in his letter (starting with verse 11).
2)
What was the question?
1.
Rashi: What are the names of the men who build this building?
