Genesis 11:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

Come on, let vs goe downe, and there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache.

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  • Gen 1:26 : 26 Furthermore God said, Let vs make man in our image according to our likenes, and let them rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer the beastes, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery thing that creepeth and moueth on the earth.
  • Gen 42:23 : 23 (And they were not aware that Ioseph vnderstoode them: for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.)
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The Lord shall bring a nation vpon thee from farre, euen from the ende of the world, flying swift as an Egle: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not vnderstand:
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 But he that dwelleth in the heauen, shall laugh: the Lord shall haue them in derision.
  • Jer 5:15 : 15 Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mightie nation, and an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say.
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, of euery nation vnder heauen. 6 Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language. 7 And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile? 8 How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne? 9 Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia, 10 And of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, & of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, and Iewes, & Proselytes, 11 Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.
  • 1 Cor 14:2-9 : 2 For hee that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret things. 3 But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort. 4 He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church. 5 I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth, then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except hee expounde it, that the Church may receiue edification. 6 And nowe, brethren, if I come vnto you speaking diuers tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you, either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecying, or by doctrine? 7 Moreouer things without life which giue a sounde, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped? 8 And also if the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound, who shall prepare himselfe to battell? 9 So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre. 10 There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme. 11 Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.
  • 1 Cor 14:23 : 23 If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 The Lorde breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.
  • Ps 55:9 : 9 Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
  • Isa 6:8 : 8 Also I heard the voyce of the Lord, saying, Whome shall I send? and who shall goe for vs? Then I sayd, Here am I, send me.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
  • Job 12:20 : 20 He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.
  • Gen 3:22 : 22 And the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill; nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life & eate & liue for euer,
  • Gen 10:5 : 5 Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
  • Gen 10:20 : 20 These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and in their nations.
  • Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 But the Lord came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 11:1-6
    6 verses
    87%

    1 Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.

    2 And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.

    3 And they said one to another, Come, let vs make bricke, and burne it in the fire. So they had bricke for stone, and slyme had they in steade of morter.

    4 Also they said, Goe to, let vs builde vs a citie and a towre, whose top may reache vnto the heauen, that we may get vs a name, lest we be scattered vpon the whole earth.

    5 But the Lord came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded.

    6 And the Lord said, Beholde, the people is one, and they all haue one language, and this they begin to doe, neither can they now be stopped from whatsoeuer they haue imagined to do.

  • Gen 11:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

    8 So ye Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, & they left off to build the citie.

    9 Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because the Lorde did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.

  • Acts 2:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6 Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.

    7 And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

    8 How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

  • Isa 28:11
    70%

    11 For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.

  • Gen 10:5
    69%

    5 Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.

  • Zeph 3:9
    68%

    9 Surely then will I turne to the people a pure language, that they may all call vpon the Name of the Lord, to serue him with one cosent.

  • 1 Cor 14:21
    68%

    21 In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shal they not heare me, sayth the Lord.

  • Gen 19:13
    68%

    13 For we will destroy this place, because the crye of them is great before the Lorde, and the Lord hath sent vs to destroy it.

  • Acts 2:12
    67%

    12 They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?

  • Isa 33:19
    67%

    19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a darke speache, that thou canst not perceiue, and of a stammering tongue that thou canst not vnderstande.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
    67%

    23 If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

  • Ps 64:8
    66%

    8 They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

  • Ps 73:9
    66%

    9 They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • Ps 55:9
    66%

    9 Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.

  • Gen 10:31-32
    2 verses
    66%

    31 These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis and nations.

    32 These are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.

  • 1 Cor 14:9
    66%

    9 So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre.

  • Ps 2:3
    66%

    3 Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

  • Acts 2:4
    66%

    4 And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance.

  • Isa 6:9
    66%

    9 And he sayd, Goe, and say vnto this people, Ye shall heare in deede, but ye shall not vnderstand: ye shall plainely see, and not perceiue.

  • Ps 106:27
    66%

    27 And to destroy their seede among the nations, & to scatter them throughout the countries.

  • Deut 1:28
    65%

    28 Whither shal we go vp? our brethren haue discouraged our hearts, saying, The people is greater, and taller then we: the cities are great and walled vp to heauen: and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there.