9 Bible Verses about Owls
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I am like an owl of [the] wilderness; I am like a little owl of [the] ruins.
and {the ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind, and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,
and {the ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
and the {ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
But [the] large bird and [the] hedgehog shall take possession of it, and [the] owl and [the] raven shall live in it. And he shall stretch [the] measuring line of confusion out over it, and [the] plumb line of emptiness.
and the barn owl and the desert owl and the carrion vulture,
From Thematic Bible
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls
And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
and {the ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses
{Therefore} desert creatures will live [there] with jackals, and daughters of ostriches will inhabit her. And she will not be inhabited again {forever}, and she will not be dwelt in {for all generations}.
But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full [of] howling creatures, and the daughters of ostriches will live there, and goats will dance there.
But [the] large bird and [the] hedgehog shall take possession of it, and [the] owl and [the] raven shall live in it. And he shall stretch [the] measuring line of confusion out over it, and [the] plumb line of emptiness. Its nobles--but no kingdom is there--shall call, and all its princes shall be nothing. And thorns shall go up her citadel fortress, weeds and thistle plants in her fortresses; and it shall be [the] settlement of jackals, green grass for [the] daughters of an ostrich. read more.
And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten
" 'And these you must detest from the birds; they must not be eaten--they [are] detestable: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle,
and {the ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
Owls » Varieties of
and {the ostrich} and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind, and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,
Owls » Described as » Careful of its young
There [the] owl shall nest and lay and hatch and care for her chicks in her shadow; surely there [the] birds of prey shall be gathered, each one [with] her mate.
Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition
I am like an owl of [the] wilderness; I am like a little owl of [the] ruins.
Owls » Illustrative of mourners
I am like an owl of [the] wilderness; I am like a little owl of [the] ruins.
Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice
On account of this I will lament and wail. I will go about barefoot and naked. I will make a lamentation like the jackals, and a mourning ceremony like the {ostriches}.