Isaias

11 But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it; and the horned owl and the raven shall dwell in it; and he shall stretch out upon it the line of wasteness and the plummet of void.

12 As for the nobles thereof, none shall be there to proclaim the kingdom ; and all her princes shall be no more.

13 And her castles shall spring up (with) thorns; nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation for jackals, a court for [daughters of ] ostriches.

14 And desert creatures shall meet the wolves, and the shaggy beast shall call to his fellow; the screech owl surely shall repose there, and find for herself a resting-place.

15 There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather in her shadow; there surely shall the kites be , brought together, each with her mate.

16 Inquire ye out of the book of the Lord, and read; none of these is missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his spirit, it hath brought them together.

17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line; they shall possess it for ever, to generation and generation shall they dwell therein.

XXXV. 1 The wilderness and the dry place shall rejoice; and the desert shall exult, and blossom like the narcissus.

2 It shall. blossom abundantly and exult, yea with exultation. and singing; there shall be given to it the glory of Lebanon, the honour of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of the Lord, the honour of our God.