Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Job 20:6 - Revised Standard Version Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though his [proud] height mounts up to the heavens and his head reaches to the clouds, American Standard Version (1901) Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Common English Bible Though their height reaches heaven and their heads touch the clouds, Catholic Public Domain Version If his pride ascends even towards the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds: |
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify her strong height, yet destroyers would come from me upon her, says the Lord.
The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
“Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
And you, Caperna-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.