9 Bible Verses about Owls

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Psalm 102:6

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind, and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

Isaiah 34:14

The desert creatures will meet with the wolves,
The hairy goat also will cry to its kind;
Yes, the night monster will settle there
And will find herself a resting place.

Deuteronomy 14:15

and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds,

Leviticus 11:17

and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

Isaiah 34:11

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

The desert creatures will meet with the wolves,
The hairy goat also will cry to its kind;
Yes, the night monster will settle there
And will find herself a resting place.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

“Therefore the desert creatures will live there along with the jackals;
The ostriches also will live in it,
And it will never again be inhabited
Or dwelt in from generation to generation.

Isaiah 13:21

But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there.

Isaiah 34:11-14

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it, And owl and raven will dwell in it; And He will stretch over it the line of desolation And the plumb line of emptiness. Its nobles--there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king-- And all its princes will be nothing. Thorns will come up in its fortified towers, Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities; It will also be a haunt of jackals And an abode of ostriches. read more.
The desert creatures will meet with the wolves, The hairy goat also will cry to its kind; Yes, the night monster will settle there And will find herself a resting place.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind, and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,
And it will hatch and gather them under its protection.
Yes, the hawks will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

Because of this I must lament and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked;
I must make a lament like the jackals
And a mourning like the ostriches.

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