11:1-9 Pride in Communication After the flood, people settled in one place and shared a common language, which unfortunately fueled human pride and arrogance. So the Lord confused their languages, which forced them to scatter across the world. This was part of God’s plan to bless them, not to harm them. Have you ever seen young people with hearing impairments talking in sign language, their fingers flying? Language is a gift of God, whether spoken or unspoken.