George Leo Haydock, on Gen 11:4

“And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven: and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.”

“Famous before; Hebrew lest, &c.; as if they intended to prevent that event. (Haydock) — Their motive appears to have been pride, which raised the indignation of God. Nemrod, the chief instigator, might have designed the tower for a retreat, whence he might sally out and maintain his tyranny. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.