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Genesis 11:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 11:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 But the Lord [a]came down, to see the city and tower which the sons of men built.
6 And the Lord said, [b]Behold, the people is one, and they all have one language, and this they begin to do, neither can they now be stopped from whatsoever they have imagined to do.
7 Come on, [c]let us go down, and [d]there confound their language, that everyone perceive not another’s speech.
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- Genesis 11:5 Meaning, that he declared by effect, that he knew their wicked enterprise: for God’s power is everywhere, and doth neither ascend nor descend.
- Genesis 11:6 God speaketh this in derision, because of their foolish persuasion and enterprise.
- 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.
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