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)
12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
¹³ Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;
her fortified cities, with thistles and briers.^(C)
She will become a dwelling for jackals,
an abode^[c] for ostriches.^(D)
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.
¹⁵ The sand partridge^[d] 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.^(E)

¹⁴ Herds will lie down in the middle of it,
every kind of wild animal.^[a]
Both the desert owl^[b] and the screech owl^[c]
will roost in the capitals of its pillars.
Their calls will sound^[d] from the window,
but devastation^[e] will be on the threshold,
for He will expose the cedar work.^[f]