Genesis 11:8

New Living Translation

In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

Cross References

Genesis 10:25

Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

Genesis 10:32

These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.

Genesis 10:5

Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

Genesis 11:4

Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

Genesis 11:9

That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

Genesis 49:7

A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.

Psalm 92:9

Your enemies, Lord, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

Luke 1:51

His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court.