11 Eagle owlsA and heronsB will possess it,

and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.b

The Lord will stretch out a measuring line

and a plumb line* over her

for her destruction and chaos.c

12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,

and all her princes will come to nothing.

13 Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;

her fortified cities, with thistles and briers.d

She will become a dwelling for jackals,

an abodeC for ostriches.e

14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,

and one wild goat will call to another.

Indeed, the night birds will stay there

and will find a resting place.

15 Sand partridgesD will make their nests there;

they will lay and hatch their eggs

and will gather their broods under their shadows.

Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,

each with its mate.f