9 Bible Verses about Owls

Most Relevant Verses

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind, and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Isaiah 34:14

And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves. And the wild goat shall cry to his fellow. Yea, the screech owl shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:15

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk according to its kind,

Leviticus 11:17

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

Isaiah 34:11

But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it. And the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves. And the wild goat shall cry to his fellow. Yea, the screech owl shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein. And it shall no more be inhabited forever, nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Isaiah 13:21

But wild beasts of the desert shall lay there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures. And ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.

Isaiah 34:11-14

But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it. And the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. They shall call the nobles of it to the kingdom, but none shall be there. And all its rulers shall be nothing. And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses of it. And it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. read more.
And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves. And the wild goat shall cry to his fellow. Yea, the screech owl shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the osprey,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind, and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There the dart-snake shall make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade. Yea, there the vultures shall be gathered, each one with her mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

For this I will lament and wail. I will go stripped and naked. I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.

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