9 Bible Verses about Owls

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Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.

Deuteronomy 14:16

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

Leviticus 11:16-17

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

Isaiah 34:14

The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the screech owl will stay there
and will find a resting place for herself.

Deuteronomy 14:15

the ostrich,
the short-eared owl, the gull,
any kind of hawk,

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant,
the long-eared owl,

Isaiah 34:11

The desert owl and the screech owl will possess it,
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.

Leviticus 11:18

the white owl, the desert owl,
the osprey,

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Isaiah 34:14

The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the screech owl will stay there
and will find a resting place for herself.

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 will live with hyenas,
and ostriches will also live in her.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in through all generations.

Isaiah 13:21

But desert creatures will lie down there,
and owls will fill the houses.
Ostriches will dwell there,
and wild goats will leap about.

Isaiah 34:11-14

The desert owl and the hedgehog will possess it, and the great owl and the raven will dwell there. [The Lord] will stretch out a measuring line and a plumb line over her for [her] destruction and chaos. No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns; her fortified cities, with thistles and briers. She will become a dwelling for jackals, an abode for ostriches. read more.
The wild beasts will meet hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. Indeed, the screech owl will stay there and will find a resting place for herself.

Owls » Unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 11:13

“You are to detest these birds. They must not be eaten because they are detestable:

the eagle, the bearded vulture,
the black vulture,

Owls » Varieties of

Leviticus 11:16-17

the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the gull, the various kinds of hawk, the little owl, the cormorant, the long-eared owl,

Owls » Described as » Careful of its young

Isaiah 34:15

The sand partridge will make her nest there;
she will lay and hatch her eggs
and will gather her brood under her shadow.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.

Owls » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.

Owls » Illustrative of mourners

Psalm 102:6

I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.

Owls » Described as » Mournful in voice

Micah 1:8

Because of this I will lament and wail;
I will walk barefoot and naked.
I will howl like the jackals
and mourn like ostriches.

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