11. Screech owls and crows will possess it;owls and ravens will live there.God will stretch over it the measuring line of chaosand the plummet stone of emptiness over its officials.
12. No Kingdom There, they will call it,and all its princes will disappear.
13. Thorns will grow up in its palaces,weeds and brambles in its fortresses.It will be a dwelling for jackals,a home for ostriches.
14. Wildcats will meet hyenas,the goat demon will call to his friends,and there Lilith will lurkand find her resting place.
15. There the snake will nest and lay eggsand brood and hatch in its shadow.There too vultures will gather,each with its mate.
16. Consult the Lord’s scroll and read:Not one of these will be missing;none will lack its mate.God’s own mouth has commanded;God’s own spirit has gathered them.
17. God has cast the lot for them;God’s hand allotted it to them with the measuring line.They will possess it forever;they will live in it from generation to generation.