9 Bible Verses about Owls

Most Relevant Verses

Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places;

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl

Leviticus 11:16-17

the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

Isaiah 34:14

And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.

Deuteronomy 14:15

the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind;

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

Isaiah 34:11

But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.

Leviticus 11:18

the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

"Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.

Isaiah 13:21

But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there wild goats will dance.

Isaiah 34:11-14

But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness. Its nobles--there is no one there to call it a kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing. Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches. read more.
And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

"And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There the owl nests and lays and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places;

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like 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 lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

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