32:4a Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land.

They assembled a large group of people, and they stopped all the springs and the river that flowed through the land.
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They stopped the waterways from flowing. To do this they gathered a large crew of workers.

32:4b “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

⌊They did this because⌋ they asked themselves, “Why should the Assyrian kings come here and find water to drink?”
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⌊They did this because⌋ they did not want the kings of Assyria to find drinking water.

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