9 Bible Verses about Owls

Most Relevant Verses

Psalm 102:6

I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, and like an owl in a broken wall.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the great owl, the back,

Leviticus 11:16-17

the ostrich, the nightcrow, the cuckoo, the sparrowhawk, and all the kind; the little owl, the stork, the great owl,

Isaiah 34:14

There shall strange visures and monstrous beasts meet one another, and the wild keep company together. There shall the llama lie, and have her lodging.

Deuteronomy 14:15

the ostrich, the nightcrow, the cuckoo, the sparrowhawk and all her kind,

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the stork, the great owl,

Isaiah 34:11

But Pelicans, Storks, great Owls, and Ravens shall have it in possession, and dwell therein. For God shall spread out the line of desolation upon it, and weight it with the stones of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

the back, the pelican, the pye,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

There shall strange visures and monstrous beasts meet one another, and the wild keep company together. There shall the llama lie, and have her lodging.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the great owl, the back,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

Therefore shall wild beasts, Apes, and Ostriches dwell therein: for there shall never man dwell there, neither shall any man have his habitation there for evermore.

Isaiah 13:21

but wild beasts shall lie there, and the houses shall be full of great owls. Ostriches shall dwell there, and apes shall dance there:

Isaiah 34:11-14

But Pelicans, Storks, great Owls, and Ravens shall have it in possession, and dwell therein. For God shall spread out the line of desolation upon it, and weight it with the stones of emptiness. When kings are called upon, there shall be none, and all princes shall be away. Thorns shall grow in their palaces, nettles and thistles in their strongholds; that the dragons may have their pleasure therein, and that they may be a court for Ostriches. read more.
There shall strange visures and monstrous beasts meet one another, and the wild keep company together. There shall the llama lie, and have her lodging.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

These are the fowls which ye shall abhor and which shall not be eaten, for they are an abomination: The eagle, the goshawk, the cormorant, the kite,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

the ostrich, the nightcrow, the cuckoo, the sparrowhawk, and all the kind; the little owl, the stork, the great owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There shall the owl make her nest, build, be there at home, and bring forth her young ones. There shall the kites come together, each one to his like.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, and like an owl in a broken wall.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, and like an owl in a broken wall.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I must mourn like the dragons, and take sorrow as the ostriches:

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Theasaurus: Owls