11 The desert owl[a] and the screech owl[b] will possess it,
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.(A)
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.(B)

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  1. Isaiah 34:11 Or The pelican
  2. Isaiah 34:11 Or the hedgehog

11 The desert owl[a](A) and screech owl[b] will possess it;
    the great owl[c] and the raven(B) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(C)
    the measuring line of chaos(D)
    and the plumb line(E) of desolation.

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  1. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  3. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.