9 Bible Verses about Owls

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Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl;

Leviticus 11:16

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind,

Isaiah 34:14

The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the howling beasts; and the shaggy goat shall cry to his fellow. The screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:15

and the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

Leviticus 11:17

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl;

Isaiah 34:11

But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also, and the raven, shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out on it the line of shame, and the stones of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

and the barn owl, and the pelican, and the owl-vulture;

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the howling beasts; and the shaggy goat shall cry to his fellow. The screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Leviticus 11:16

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind,

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

So the beasts of the desert shall dwell there with jackals. And the daughters of the ostrich shall dwell in her again. And it shall not again have anyone in it forever; it shall not be lived in until generation and generation.

Isaiah 13:21

But the wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of howling creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and he-goats shall dance there.

Isaiah 34:11-14

But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also, and the raven, shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out on it the line of shame, and the stones of emptiness. They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her rulers shall be nothing. And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it shall be a home of jackals and a court for ostriches. read more.
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the howling beasts; and the shaggy goat shall cry to his fellow. The screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture,

Leviticus 11:16

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl;

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There the snake shall nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow; there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

Therefore I will wail and howl; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like jackals, mourn like the daughters of an ostrich.

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