9 Bible Verses about Owls

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Psalm 102:6

I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the long-eared owl, the white owl,

Leviticus 11:16-17

the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the long-eared owl, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,

Isaiah 34:14

Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; wild goats will bleat to one another. Yes, nocturnal animals will rest there and make for themselves a nest.

Deuteronomy 14:15

the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,

Isaiah 34:11

Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The Lord will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.

Leviticus 11:18

the white owl, the scops owl, the osprey,

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls

Isaiah 34:14

Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; wild goats will bleat to one another. Yes, nocturnal animals will rest there and make for themselves a nest.

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the long-eared owl, the white owl,

Owls » Inhabits deserted cities and houses

Jeremiah 50:39

Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come.

Isaiah 13:21

Wild animals will rest there, the ruined houses will be full of hyenas. Ostriches will live there, wild goats will skip among the ruins.

Isaiah 34:11-14

Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The Lord will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction. Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear. Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there. read more.
Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; wild goats will bleat to one another. Yes, nocturnal animals will rest there and make for themselves a nest.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

"'These you are to detest from among the birds -- they must not be eaten, because they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the long-eared owl, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

Owls will make nests and lay eggs there; they will hatch them and protect them. Yes, hawks will gather there, each with its mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.

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