“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.”
The reference to owls, ravens, and other unclean birds inhabiting the desolate land indicates that the land will be abandoned by human civilization and become a habitat for wild creatures. This verse establishes that the restoration of the land to wildness involves the loss of human cultivation and habitation. The specific reference to unclean birds suggests that the land will become hostile and unsuitable for the pursuit of normal human life. The verse emphasizes that the judgment results in the complete abandonment of human civilization.
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