Gen 11:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. a tower whose top may reach unto heaven-- a common figurative expression for great height ( ; ). lest we be scattered-- To build a city and a town was no crime; but to do this to defeat the counsels of heaven by attempting to prevent emigration was foolish, wicked, and justly offensive to God.

‏ Genesis 11:4

4. a tower whose top may reach unto heaven--a common figurative expression for great height (De 1:28; 9:1-6).

lest we be scattered--To build a city and a town was no crime; but to do this to defeat the counsels of heaven by attempting to prevent emigration was foolish, wicked, and justly offensive to God.