Genesis 11:9

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Confusion of Tongues 1. נסע nāsa‛ “pluck out, break up, journey.” מקדם mı̂qedem “eastward, or on the east side” as in Genesis 2:...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The City, the Tower, and the Confusion of Speech. The section plainly belongs to J but not to the same stratum as the story of the Flood, nor is it...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Babel. Hebrew. confusion. Compare Job 5:12 , another application of the Hebrew word. scatter. Septuagint same word as in Acts 8:1 . Result of...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Therefore is the name of it called Babel. Behold what they gained by their foolish ambition to acquire a name! They hoped that an everlast...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Babel ] as if from balal, 'to confound.' The true etymology, however, is Bab-ilu, 'gate of God.' See on Genesis 4:1 . 10-32. The descendants...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Therefore is the name of it called Babel. — Babel is, in Aramaic, Bab-el, the gate of God, and in Assyrian, Bab-ili ( Genesis 10:10 ). It is stra...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Confusion of Tongues Genesis 11:1-9 Driven by the fear of another deluge, though God had given distinct assurances to the contrary, and imp...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of a human movement against dispersion. The movement was one of rebellion and was frustrated by divine interposit...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 the...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘WHAT WILL THESE BABBLERS SAY?’ ‘Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth.’...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore is the name of it called Babel ,.... The name of the city mentioned, and the tower also, which signifies "confusion", as the Septuagint ve...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 the...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BABEL: THE CITY AND THE TOWER Up to this time there was only one language. In the world today men wish they could have this advantage, but God is...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

5 And the L ORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the L ORD said, Behold, the people is...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

THE SIN OF THE NATIONS (11:1-9). We are now to be shown why the nations divided up into different languages with the consequent suspicions, hatred...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— The whole earth. ] The then known world with all its human inhabitants. One language and of one speech. ] Heb. Of one lip, and on...
Scofield Reference Notes

Babel That is, Confusion. ( See Scofield) - ( Genesis 11:1 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Isaiah 13:1 )_
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 11:1-9 . From the text we gather these practical suggestions: I. Examine carefully the quality and meaning of every new plan of life. II....
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 11:9 I. God is not the Author of confusion, but of peace. Yet once, in His wise compassion, He made confusion in order to prevent it; He d...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 11:1 . One language or lip. These words are to be literally understood, because it is added, God confounded their language. There has been...
The Biblical Illustrator

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth God causing confusion in order to res...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 11:1 And the whole earth . I .e. the entire population of the globe, and not simply the inhabitants of the land of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Beginning of the Various Languages
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Babel. that is, Confusion. Genesis 10:5 Genesis 10:10 Genesis 10:20 Genesis 10:31 Isaiah 13:1 Isaiah 14:32 Jeremiah 50:1 Jeremiah 51:6...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will give some suggestion as to the connecting link between our last study, and today'...

⁹ Therefore is the name of it called Babel;c 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.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 11:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 11:9