9 Bible Verses about Owls

Most Relevant Verses

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl and the great owl and the swan

Leviticus 11:16-17

the owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, and the hawk according to his species; the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

Isaiah 34:14

The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl shall have his seat there and find for himself a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:15

and the owl and the night hawk and the cuckow and the hawk after his kind

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

Isaiah 34:11

But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it; and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the level of desolation.

Leviticus 11:18

the swan, the pelican, the gier eagle,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl shall have his seat there and find for himself a place of rest.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl and the great owl and the swan

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall no longer be inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Isaiah 13:21

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

Isaiah 34:11-14

But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it; and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the level of desolation. They shall call the princes thereof, princes without a kingdom; and all her great ones shall be nothing. And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of dragons and a court for young owls. read more.
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl shall have his seat there and find for himself a place of rest.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

And these ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they shall be an abomination: the eagle, the ossifrage, the ospray,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

the owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, and the hawk according to his species; the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

There shall the great owl make his nest and conserve his eggs and hatch his young and gather them under his wings; there shall the vultures also be gathered, each one with his mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons and mourning as the owls.

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