The reference to the owl making a nest, laying eggs, hatching and gathering her young, indicates that wild creatures will establish permanent habitation in the ruins of human civilization. This verse emphasizes that the judgment results in the permanent loss of human habitation and the establishment of an alternative order based on wild creatures. The specific reference to the owl—typically a creature of darkness and danger—emphasizes that the land becomes a place of danger and darkness. The verse establishes that the restoration of the land to wilderness is not temporary but involves the establishment of a new order.

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