Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation. cormorant. Isaiah 13:20-22 It shall no more be inhabited for ever, and it shall not be founded unto generation and generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch his tents there, nor shall shepherds rest there. . . . Isaiah 14:23 And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts. Zephaniah 2:14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength. Revelation 18:2,21-23 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: . . . stretch 2 Samuel 8:2 And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the earth: and he measured with two lines, one to put to death, and one to save alive: and Moab was made to serve David under tribute. 2 Kings 21:13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the weight of the house of Achab: and I will efface Jerusalem, as writings tables are wont to be effaced, and I will erase and turn it, and draw the pencil often over the face thereof. Lamentations 2:8 Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together. Malachi 1:3,4 But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert. . . . Context God's Judgments on the Nations…10Night and day it shall not be quenched, the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste, none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation.12The nobles thereof shall not be there: they shall call rather upon the king, and all the princes thereof shall be nothing.… Cross References Revelation 18:2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: 2 Kings 21:13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the weight of the house of Achab: and I will efface Jerusalem, as writings tables are wont to be effaced, and I will erase and turn it, and draw the pencil often over the face thereof. Psalm 102:6 I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness: I am like a night raven in the house. Isaiah 13:21 But wild beasts shall rest there, and their houses shall be filled with serpents, and ostriches shall dwell there, and the hairy ones shall dance there: Isaiah 14:23 And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts. Isaiah 24:10 The city of vanity is broken down, every house is shut up, no man cometh in. Isaiah 34:17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it to them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein. Lamentations 2:8 Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together. Amos 7:8 These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel. Zephaniah 2:14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength. Lexicon The desert owlקָאַ֣ת (qā·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6893: (a bird) perhaps pelican and screech owl וְקִפּ֔וֹד (wə·qip·pō·wḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7090: A species of bird, the bittern will possess it, וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙ (wî·rê·šū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin and the great owl וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף (wə·yan·šō·wp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3244: (a ceremonially unclean bird) perhaps an owl and raven וְעֹרֵ֖ב (wə·‘ō·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6158: A raven will dwell יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ (yiš·kə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in it. בָ֑הּ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew The LORD will stretch out וְנָטָ֥ה (wə·nā·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend over [Edom] עָלֶ֛יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a measuring line קַֽו־ (qaw-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord of chaos תֹ֖הוּ (ṯō·hū) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain and a plumb line וְאַבְנֵי־ (wə·’aḇ·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone of destruction. בֹֽהוּ׃ (ḇō·hū) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 922: A vacuity, an undistinguishable ruin Additional Translations The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out on it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. and for a long time birds and hedgehogs, and ibises and ravens shall dwell in it: and the measuring line of desolation shall be cast over it, and satyrs shall dwell in it. And the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the great owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he shall stretch out upon it the line of waste, and the plummets of emptiness. But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he shall stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness. And possess her do pelican and hedge-hog, And owl and raven dwell in her, And He hath stretched out over her A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness. 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