9 Bible Verses about Owls

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Psalm 102:6

I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;

Deuteronomy 14:16

the owl, and the ibis and the swan,

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind; and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,

Leviticus 11:16

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

Isaiah 34:14

And there shall the beasts of the desert meet with the jackals, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; the lilith also shall settle there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:15

and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind;

Leviticus 11:17

and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,

Isaiah 34:11

And the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the great owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he shall stretch out upon it the line of waste, and the plummets of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

and the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

And there shall the beasts of the desert meet with the jackals, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; the lilith also shall settle there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Leviticus 11:16

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

Deuteronomy 14:16

the owl, and the ibis and the swan,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

Therefore wild beasts of the desert with jackals shall dwell there, and ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Isaiah 13:21

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

Isaiah 34:11-14

And the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the great owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he shall stretch out upon it the line of waste, and the plummets of emptiness. Of her nobles who should proclaim the kingdom, none are there; and all her princes shall be nought. And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it shall be a dwelling-place of wild dogs, a court for ostriches. read more.
And there shall the beasts of the desert meet with the jackals, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; the lilith also shall settle there, and find for herself a place of rest.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

And these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,

Leviticus 11:16

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind; and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There shall the arrow-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow; there also shall the vultures be gathered one with another.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

For this will I lament, and I will howl; I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

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