Genesis 11:7
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Cross-reference
Genesis 11:5 describes the LORD's descent to see the tower, which is the immediate prelude to the judgment of confusing languages in verse 7.
In Genesis 11:3, the people propose building a tower — the prideful project that prompts God's judgment in verse 7 to confuse their language.
In Genesis 3:22, God again uses 'us' after the fall — the plural divine speech is a consistent pattern in Genesis.
In Genesis 10:5, the nations are already separated by language — the Babel account explains how that division came about.
In Genesis 10:20, the listing of Ham's clans ends with 'by their languages' — the outcome of the Babel confusion described here.
In Genesis 1:26, the same divine 'us' appears when God creates humanity — both passages show God deliberating in the plural.
In Genesis 10:32, the nations spread abroad after the flood — this dispersion is realized through the language confusion at Babel in verse 7.
In Acts 2:4-11, Pentecost reverses Babel: the Holy Spirit enables diverse languages to be understood, uniting rather than scattering.
In Isaiah 6:8, God asks 'Who will go for us?' — the same plural self-reference appears in a divine commission.
In Psalm 55:9, the psalmist prays 'confuse them, divide their tongues' — directly alluding to God's act at Babel in verse 7.
In Psalm 33:10, the LORD foils the plans of nations — the Babel scattering is a direct instance of this.
In Psalm 2:4, the Lord laughs at rebellious nations — just as He responds to the pride of Babel with confusion.
Acts 7:34 quotes God's 'come down' for deliverance from Egypt — a strong verbal echo with opposite purpose to Babel's judgment.
Exodus 3:8 echoes 'come down' but for rescue rather than judgment, contrasting God's purposes at Babel.
In Job 5:13, God catches the wise in their craftiness — the builders of Babel are caught by their own pride.
In Job 5:12, God thwarts the plans of the crafty — the Babel confusion is a prime example of this principle.
In Jeremiah 5:15, God brings a nation whose language Israel cannot understand — a punishment reminiscent of the Babel confusion.
In Deuteronomy 28:49, God threatens invasion by a nation whose language Israel does not understand — a curse paralleling Babel's judgment.
In Job 12:20, God silences trusted advisers — at Babel, God removes mutual understanding by confusing language.