Genesis 11:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Come on, [a]let us go down, and [b]there confound their language, that everyone perceive not another’s speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them from thence upon all the earth, and they left off to build the city.
9 Therefore the name of it was called [c]Babel, because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them upon all the earth.
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- Genesis 11:7 He speaketh as though he took counsel with his own wisdom and power: to wit, with the Son and holy Ghost: signifying the greatness and certainty of the punishment.
- Genesis 11:7 By this great plague of the confusion of tongues appeareth God’s horrible judgment against man’s pride and vain glory.
- Genesis 11:9 Or, confusion.
Genesis 11:7-9
New International Version
7 Come, let us(A) go down(B) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”(C)
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth,(D) and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel[a](E)—because there the Lord confused the language(F) of the whole world.(G) From there the Lord scattered(H) them over the face of the whole earth.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
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