A+ A-

Isaiah 34:11 (Listen)

11 lBut the hawk and the porcupine1 shall possess it,

the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

mHe shall stretch the line of nconfusion2 over it,

and the plumb line of emptiness.

Footnotes

[1] 34:11 The identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain
[2] 34:11 Hebrew formlessness

Zephaniah 2:14 (Listen)

14 yHerds shall lie down in her midst,

all kinds of beasts;1

zeven the owl and the hedgehog2

shall lodge in her capitals;

a voice shall hoot in the window;

devastation will be on the threshold;

for aher cedar work will be laid bare.

Footnotes

[1] 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
[2] 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain

Job 30:29 (Listen)

29 I am a brother of vjackals

and a companion of wostriches.