I did not know that Filipino English Spanish and all are curse languages!

@sabado: God was not jealous and threatened when He saw men speaking the same language, nor the language confusion a result of a curse. You have just overlooked the intent of their desire to build a tower that made God act accordingly: "They said to each other, 'Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly.'" They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.'" -- Genesis 11:3 Their words revealed their intent to be at one place only since they have a uniform language and culture, defying God's intent for them to fill the earth and subdue it. (Genesis 1:28) Obviously, their intent to remain in one place is, not only in violation with this divine directive, but also a dangerous thing for them. There will be an ecological imbalance as a result of an overpopulation in a single area resulting to threaths in their health and well-being. Being an all-powerful God who is the Source of all wisdom, God has foreseen these ahead of time. Hence, He acted for their own benefit out of love and care.

I'm quite sure English is a Germanic language.

Confusing the speech of men (dividing it into different languages) was not done because God felt jealous, but because men had disobeyed His instructions to go forth and replenish the earth Gen. 9:1. Gen. 11:9b And from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon t he face of all the earth. Mission accomplished. There is nothing said about the different languages being a curse. verse 7 of chapter 11 says that God would confound (or confuse) the language of men.

No, I do not think that the differences of our language is a curse. I see it only as a lesson to humanity--and something for me to use my time to learn. People in that story wanted to reach the heavens and become gods that's why God changed each of their language to prevent such a disaster in the making.

I just wanna clear things up that [b]there was no jealousy in the first place. [/b] He made it to a point to change the languages so there can be barriers to their communication, since they tried to build a tower so high they thought they could reach heaven and be of the same level as God.

Does God need to come down from the throne in order to see them? Does God need to conspire and feel jealous or fear, what you say human feelings d feel of it the Most High Almighty for what they describe . "What is the matter with you that you do not want the Greatness of Allah "Nooh-71 "They have not valued Allah with His true value when they said 'Allah has never sent down anything to a mortal. ' Say: 'Who, then sent down the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance for people? You put it on to parchments, revealing them and hiding much, you have now been taught what neither you nor your fathers knew before! ' Say: 'Allah. ' Then leave them, playing in their plunging. " Al-Anaam-91

hi sabado I thought it was building the tower that reaches to the heavens was the thing God disliked but this whole passage as always confused me and I am l ike you I think the differences in languages is not a curse but a blessing that defines all of us, most of us are proud of our country and of our languages and we all can learn others lanuages.Who could the almighty be jealous or afraid as he taught us jealousy is a sin?

It's a miracle that God could do that, but a curse for men as it divided them and made them fight with one another.

Aren't there two types of curse? The first being a blight, a common curse that falls on elect and reprobate alike - "Cursed is the ground for thy sake" - and the second being that which falls on the reprobate only - "and now art thou cursed"? The confusion of tongues was a judgement sent upon the human race for their open distrust of God and their disobedience to the command to go forth and multiply. As such it belongs to the first type of curse. Yes, it is a miracle; but are not most curses miracles? The appearance of thorns, wasn't that miraculous (and Christ bore this curse for us in a crown, didn't he?). And the creation of bacteria and viruses behind the curse of sickness, wasn't that miraculous? And this curse of confusion of tongues (born for us by Christ when his Elohi Elohi was misinterpreted as an appeal to Elijah; and reversed in Apostolic sign by the gift of tongues) is likewise a miracle. And ability of the redeemed in heaven to speak and understand any language they wish to may be a final reversal of this curse.

It's a miracle,not a curse.It's a miracle that God allow people to speak in different kinds of languages and to be unique ,and be bored. God already plan that,and it is recorded in the Bible about when it start the different languages..

I think we just inherited some of things from the past. God got angered by those people who were building the tower and punished them by giving them different languages. In bible, there are many original sins that we have inherited, from the time of creation of Adam and Eve. I just do not know whether it is really a curse or is just because God wanted us to be aware of his existence.

God did a good job that make the world has so many different languages, which I think they are wonderful but not a curse. Somehow, different languages has create certain bounderies among people. We tend to mix or be around with people that speaking the same language, but less with those who speaking other languages, aren't we? Do you think this is good?

For me language is not a curse. It makes people understand each other. Although we are using different languages still we are easy to get with each other because of understanding, patience, and education.

Who says that speaking in different tongues is a curse?! The main reason why god gave us different languages is not because he was jealous or afraid that we spoke 1 language... It was because he wanted us to fullfill our main task: to spread all over the world and multiply. And surely he wouldn't allow humans to build a tower for 1 human just to be equal with god!