The Tower of Babel

Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.

That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.

The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

Who appointed him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world?

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.

This is the plan determined for the whole world; this is the hand stretched out over all nations.

Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, “for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them— all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.

And they reported to the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”

The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.