· Translation: KJV

2 Chronicles 32:18They cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

The setting

Jerusalem's walls, 701 BC. Assyrian psychological warfare experts shout in Hebrew so every defender understands their threats, modern-day Western Wall area...

The emotion here: recording the climactic moment of psychological assault

The original word

qara (קָרָא) — to cry out publicly, used for both proclamations and battle cries

Why it matters

Speaking in Hebrew instead of Aramaic was deliberate - they wanted to terrorize common people, not just leaders

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What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 32:18

They used the 'Jews' language' specifically to maximize psychological impact on civilians

Common misconceptionPeople think ancient warfare was just physical, but this shows sophisticated psychological operations designed to break civilian morale before the battle.

Bible Genome reading

2 Chronicles 32:18 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionanxious
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability30%
Memorability50%
Crisis relevance80%
Standalone40%
Themes:spiritual warfarepersecution

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Open 2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32:18 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual warfare, persecution. Notable phrases: cried with a loud voice; frighten them.

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