Genesis 11:8

New Century Version

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

Cross References

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.

Deuteronomy 32:8

God Most High gave the nations their lands, dividing up the human race. He set up borders for the people and even numbered the Israelites.

Genesis 10:32

This is the list of the families from the sons of Noah, arranged according to their nations. From these families came all the nations who spread across the earth after the flood.

Genesis 10:25

Eber was the father of two sons—one named Peleg, because the earth was divided during his life, and the other was named Joktan.

Genesis 11:9

The place is called Babel since that is where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. So the Lord caused them to spread out from there over the whole world.

Genesis 11:4

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.”

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent. May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel. I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacob and scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.

Psalm 92:9

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

Genesis 10:5

Those who lived in the lands around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. All the families grew and became different nations, each nation with its own land and its own language.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord upsets the plans of nations; he ruins all their plans.