>And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
>That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Jesus taught in parables and said "If you don't understand this parable how will you understand any of the parables?" because the scriptures are parables.
For the tower of babel, they wanted to make a name for themselves, so language was confused (parables).