Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth used one language and had the same words.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
In Context
2As they journeyed in the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.
Cross References
Zephaniah 3:9But then I will purify the lips of the peoples, 1 that all of them may call upon the name of Yahweh to serve him shoulder to shoulder. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:1
The old distinction between the sons of God and the sons of men (professors and profane) survived the flood, and now appeared again, when men began to multiply: according to this distinction we have, in this chapter, I. The dispersion of the sons of men at Babel ( ver. 1-9 ), where we have, 1. Their presumptuous provoking design, which was to build a city and a tower, ver. 1-4 . 2. The righteous judgment of God upon them in disappointing their design, by confounding their language, and so scattering them, ver. 5-9… Read the whole commentary →