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Genesis 1:26
Then God said,“ Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”
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Acts 2:4-11
Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.There were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.And they were astounded and amazed, saying,“ Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language?Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,Cretans and Arabs— we hear them speaking the magnificent acts of God in our own languages.”
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1 Corinthians 14 23
Therefore, if the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in other languages and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
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Psalms 33:10
The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.
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1 Corinthians 14 2-1 Corinthians 14 11
For the person who speaks in another language is not speaking to men but to God, since no one understands him; however, he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.But the person who prophesies speaks to people for edification, encouragement, and consolation.The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.I wish all of you spoke in other languages, but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in languages, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in other languages, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you with a revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?Even inanimate things that produce sounds— whether flute or harp— if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized?In fact, if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air.There are doubtless many different kinds of languages in the world, and all have meaning.Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.
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Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me.
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Job 12:20
He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment.
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Genesis 42:23
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
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Jeremiah 5:15
I am about to bring a nation from far away against you, house of Israel. This is the Lord’s declaration. It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
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Genesis 10:20
These are Ham’s sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.
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Genesis 11:5
Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the men were building.
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Job 5:12-13
He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
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Psalms 2:4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them.
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Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand,
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Genesis 10:5
The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth’s sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language.
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Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said,“ Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
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Psalms 55:9
Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city;
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Genesis 10:32
These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.