Genesis 11:7

American Standard Version (1901)

Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

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  • Gen 1:26 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
  • Gen 42:23 : 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
  • Jer 5:15 : 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
  • 1 Cor 14:2-9 : 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. 4 He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 6 But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? 7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? 9 So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no [kind] is without signification. 11 If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
  • 1 Cor 14:23 : 23 If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
  • Ps 55:9 : 9 Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
  • Isa 6:8 : 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
  • Job 12:20 : 20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
  • Gen 3:22 : 22 And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever--
  • Gen 10:5 : 5 Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
  • Gen 10:20 : 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
  • Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 11:1-6
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    1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

    2And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

    3And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

    4And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

    5And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

    6And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

  • Gen 11:8-9
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    8So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

    9Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

  • Acts 2:6-8
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    6And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.

    7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?

    8And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?

  • Isa 28:11
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    11Nay, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;

  • Gen 10:5
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    5Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

  • Zeph 3:9
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    9For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

  • 1 Cor 14:21
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    21In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

  • Gen 19:13
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    13for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah; and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.

  • Acts 2:12
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    12And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

  • Isa 33:19
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    19Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

  • Ps 64:8
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    8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

  • Ps 73:9
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    9They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • Ps 55:9
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    9Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

  • Gen 10:31-32
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    31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

    32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  • 1 Cor 14:9
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    9So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

  • Ps 2:3
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    3Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

  • Acts 2:4
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    4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

  • Isa 6:9
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    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

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    27And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

  • Deut 1:28
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    28Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.