9 Bible Verses about Owls
Most Relevant Verses
I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness;
I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.
the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk, the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,
The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals
And the hairy goat will call to its kind;
Indeed, Lilith (night demon) will settle there
And find herself a place of rest.
and the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the hawk of any variety,
But the pelican and the porcupine will take possession of it;
The owl and the raven will dwell in it.
And He will stretch over it (Edom) the measuring line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.
the white owl, the pelican, the carrion vulture,
From Thematic Bible
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls
The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals
And the
Indeed,
And find herself a place of rest.
Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses
“Therefore
The ostriches also will live there,
And it will never again be inhabited [with people]
Or lived in from generation to generation.
But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and
But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it; the owl and the bittern and the raven will dwell in it. And He will stretch over it [Edom] the measuring line of confusion and the plummet stones of chaos [over its nobles]. They shall call its nobles to proclaim the kingdom, but nothing shall be there, and all its princes shall be no more. And thorns shall come up in its palaces and strongholds, nettles and brambles in its fortresses; and it shall be a habitation for jackals, an abode for ostriches. read more.
And the wild beasts of the desert will meet here with howling creatures [wolves and hyenas] and the [shaggy] wild goat will call to his fellow; the night monster will settle there and find a place of rest.
Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten
‘These you shall detest among the birds; they are not to be eaten, for they are
Owls » Varieties of
The ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk, The owl, the cormorant, the ibis,
Owls » Described as » Careful of its young
There the arrow snake will make her nest and lay her eggs,
And hatch them and gather her young under her protection;
Indeed, the birds of prey will be gathered there [to breed],
Every one with its own kind.
Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition
I am like a [mournful]
I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.
Owls » Illustrative of mourners
I am like a [mournful]
I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.
Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice
Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed];
I must wail like the jackals
And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.
