11. But the cormorant and the hedgehog shall possess it,the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it.And He shall stretch out on itthe line of desolation,and the plumb line of emptiness.
12. They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but no one shall be there,and all her princes shall be nothing.
13. Thorns shall come up in her palaces,nettles and brambles in the fortresses;and it shall be a habitation of jackalsand a home for owls.
14. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wolves,and the wild goat shall cry to its kind;the screech owl also shall rest thereand find for herself a place of rest.
15. There shall the tree snake make its nest and lay eggs,and it shall hatch and gather them under its protection;yes, there shall the vultures also be gathered,every one with its kind.
16. Seek from the book of the Lord, and read. Not one of these shall be missing,not one shall lack its mate.For His mouth has commanded,and His Spirit has gathered them.
17. He has cast the lot for them,and His hand has divided it to them by line.They shall possess it forever,from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.