Isaiah 34:13-17

English Standard Version

^13 (A)Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
    nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of ^(B)jackals,
    an abode for ostriches.^[a]
14 (C)And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
    the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird^[b] settles
    and finds for herself a resting place.

¹⁵ There the owl nests and lays
    and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow;
indeed, there ^(D)the hawks are gathered,
    each one with her mate.
¹⁶ Seek and read from the book of the Lord:
    Not one of these shall be missing;
    none shall be without her mate.
For the mouth of the Lord has commanded,
    and his Spirit has gathered them.
^17 (E)He has cast the lot for them;
    his hand has portioned it out to them with the line;
they shall possess it forever;
    from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.