32:18a Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall,

They shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were standing on Jerusalem’s wall.
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Then they spoke in loud voices to the people on top of the wall. They spoke in Hebrew so that the people of Jerusalem

32:18b to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

They did this so that the people would be afraid of them, because they wanted to capture the city.
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would be afraid, and they would be able to conquer the city.

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