So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
So the LORD scattered them from that place across the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.
God scattered the people across the world and made them stop building their city as a consequence of their pride and rebellion.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, after the Great Flood, people descended from Noah's family gathered in the plain of Shinar and began building a city with a tower to reach the heavens, seeking to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered. This act represented human pride and rebellion against God's earlier command to fill and subdue the earth. As a result, God intervened by confusing their languages, which led to the abandonment of the city and their dispersal across the world.
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