Genesis 11:7

New International Reader's Version

Come on! Let us go down and mix up their language. Then they will not be able to understand one another.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Genesis 10:20

These are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

Genesis 10:32

These are the tribes of Noah’s sons. They are listed by their family lines within their nations. From them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

Genesis 10:5

From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language.

Genesis 11:5

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

Genesis 3:22

The Lord God said, “Just like one of us, the man can now tell the difference between good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out and pick fruit from the tree of life and eat it. If he does, he will live forever.”

Genesis 42:23

They didn’t realize that Joseph could understand what they were saying. He was using someone else to explain their words to him in the Egyptian language.

Job 12:20

He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.

Psalm 2:4

The God who sits on his throne in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of those rulers and their plans.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations. He keeps them from doing what they want to do.

Psalm 55:9

Lord, confuse the sinners and keep them from understanding one another. I see people destroying things and fighting in the city.

Exodus 4:11

The Lord said to him, “Who makes human beings able to talk? Who makes them unable to hear or speak? Who makes them able to see? Who makes them blind? It is I, the Lord.

Isaiah 33:19

You won’t see those proud people anymore. They spoke a strange language. None of us could understand it.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the voice of the Lord. He said, “Who will I send? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

Jeremiah 5:15

“People of Israel, listen to me,” announces the Lord. “I am bringing against you a nation from far away. It is an old nation. And it will last for a long time. Its people speak a language you do not know. You can’t understand what they are saying.

1 Corinthians 14:23

Suppose the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in other languages. And suppose visitors or unbelievers come in. Won’t they say you are out of your minds?

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away. It will come from the ends of the earth. It will dive down on you like an eagle. You won’t understand that nation’s language.