וַיָּ֨פֶץ יְהוָ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם מִשָּׁ֖ם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִבְנֹ֥ת הָעִֽיר׃
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Genesis 11:8: and classical mystical sources.