Gen 11:4, Deu 1:28, Isa 14:13-15, Jer 51:53, Eze 28:12-14, Amo 9:2-3 | ESV | STEP | Then they said , Come , let us build ourselves a city and a tower with 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 11:4

4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower ^awith its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”

Deuteronomy 1:28

28 Where are we going up? ^bOur brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, ^c“The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen ^dthe sons of the Anakim there.”’

Isaiah 14:13-15

13 You said in your heart,
^e‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
^fI will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north; ^{▼▼Or in the remote parts of Zaphon}
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 ^hBut you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.

Jeremiah 51:53

53 Though Babylon should ⁱmount up to heaven,
and though she should ^jfortify her strong height,
yet destroyers would come from me against her,
declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 28:12-14

12 ^k“Son of man, ^lraise a lamentation over ^mthe king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:

“You were the signet of perfection, ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain}
^ofull of wisdom and ^pperfect in beauty.
13 You were in ^qEden, the garden of God;
^revery precious stone was your covering,
^ssardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, ^{▼▼Or lapis lazuli} ^uemerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain}
^wOn the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed ^xguardian cherub.
I placed you; ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain} you were on ^zthe holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.

Amos 9:2-3

2 ^aa“If they dig into Sheol,
from there shall my hand take them;
^abif they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.
3 If they hide themselves on ^acthe top of Carmel,
from there I will search them out and take them;
^adand if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea,
there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.