Isaiah 34:11-15

11 The desert owl[a] and screech owl[b] will possess it; the great owl[c] and the raven will nest there. God will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos and the plumb line of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away.
13 Thorns will overrun her citadels, nettles and brambles her strongholds. She will become a haunt for jackals, a home for owls.
14 Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also lie down and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs, she will hatch them, and care for her young under the shadow of her wings; there also the falcons will gather, each with its mate.

Cross References 16

  • 1. S Leviticus 11:16-18; S Deuteronomy 14:15-17; Zephaniah 2:14; Revelation 18:2
  • 2. S Genesis 8:7
  • 3. Isaiah 21:11; Ezekiel 35:15; Joel 3:19; Obadiah 1:1; Malachi 1:4
  • 4. S Genesis 1:2
  • 5. S 2 Kings 21:13; Lamentations 2:8; Amos 7:8
  • 6. Job 12:21; Psalms 107:40; Isaiah 40:23; Jeremiah 21:7; Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 39:6; Ezekiel 24:5
  • 7. Isaiah 29:20; Isaiah 41:11-12
  • 8. S Isaiah 5:6; S Isaiah 7:19
  • 9. S Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 32:13
  • 10. Psalms 44:19; S Isaiah 13:22; Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:22
  • 11. S Leviticus 11:16-18
  • 12. S Psalms 74:14
  • 13. Isaiah 13:22
  • 14. Revelation 18:2
  • 15. S Psalms 17:8
  • 16. Deuteronomy 14:13

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  • [b]. The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  • [c]. The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
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