And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech." So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
Genesis 11:6-8 English Standard Version
God punished man for his cockiness by striking at the essence of man's brilliance--cognitive thought. Our extreme skill at communication with each other is key to our dominion of this planet and of our future. So to disrupt that definitely gets our attention!
But even in this seeming blow to humankind, God is merciful--He gave us the ability to learn each others' languages so that this communication can be restored.
He also made all the languages and dialects beautiful. There are countless individuals who devote their life to studying language and speech and love what they do. It's a fascinating subject, and we will never run out of new things to discover in this area!
I wonder if we'll have different languages in heaven, too.
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