Genesis 11:4

New Century Version

Then they said to each other, “Let’s build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth.”

Cross References

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.

2 Samuel 8:13

David was famous after he returned from defeating eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

Psalm 107:26

The ships were tossed as high as the sky and fell low to the depths. The storm was so bad that they lost their courage.

Psalm 92:9

Lord, surely your enemies, surely your enemies will be destroyed, and all who do evil will be scattered.

Proverbs 10:7

Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but evil people will soon be forgotten.

Jeremiah 51:53

Even if Babylon grows until she touches the sky, and even if she makes her highest cities strong, I will send people to destroy her,” says the Lord.

Daniel 4:11

The tree grew large and strong. The top of the tree touched the sky and could be seen from anywhere on earth.

Daniel 4:22

O king, you are that tree! You have become great and powerful, like the tall tree that touched the sky. Your power reaches to the far parts of the earth.

Daniel 4:27

So, O king, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing wicked things and be kind to the poor. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Daniel 4:30

he said, “I have built this great Babylon as my royal home. I built it by my power to show my glory and my majesty.”

Luke 1:51

He has done mighty deeds by his power. He has scattered the people who are proud and think great things about themselves.

John 5:44

You try to get praise from each other, but you do not try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where can we go now? The spies we sent have made us afraid, because they said, ‘The people there are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are big, with walls up to the sky. And we saw the Anakites there!’ ”

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the other nations. Only a few of you will be left alive, and those few will be in other nations where the Lord will send you.

Deuteronomy 9:1

Listen, Israel. You will soon cross the Jordan River to go in and force out nations that are bigger and stronger than you. They have large cities with walls up to the sky.