Gen 11:3-4, 7, Ecc 2:1, Isa 5:5, Jam 5:1 | ESV | STEP | And they said to one another , Come , let us make bricks , and burn them thoroughly . And they had brick for stone , and bitumen for mortar .

Genesis 11:3-4

3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, ^aand bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower ^bwith its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”

Genesis 11:7

7 Come, ^clet us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1

The Vanity of Self-Indulgence

1 I ^dsaid in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 (see note on 1:2)}

Isaiah 5:5

5 And now I will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard.
I will remove ^fits hedge,
and it shall be devoured; ^{▼▼Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5}
^hI will break down its wall,
and it shall be trampled down.

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, ⁱyou rich, weep and howl for the ^jmiseries that are coming upon you.