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Genesis 11:7
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Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
About Genesis 11:7
Genesis 11:7 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on The Tower of Babel in the Bible. Found in the law of Genesis, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Genesis 11:1
“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.”
- Genesis 11:4
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
- Genesis 11:5
“And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”
- Genesis 11:8
“So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
- Genesis 11:9
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”
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How to Apply Genesis 11:7
Meditate on Genesis 11:7 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of The Tower of Babel in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.