Isaiah 13:21
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 34:11-15 uses the same animals (owls, satyrs) to depict Edom's desolation, reinforcing the prophetic imagery of judgment.
Isaiah 14:23 describes Babylon as a possession for the bittern — another desolate bird — directly continuing the same judgment theme.
Isaiah 34:13 repeats the imagery of owls and dragons inhabiting ruined cities, reinforcing the pattern of divine judgment on proud nations.
Isaiah 34:13 repeats the imagery of owls and dragons inhabiting ruined cities, reinforcing the pattern of divine judgment on proud nations.
Revelation 18:2 alludes to this verse, declaring Babylon a haunt of demons and unclean birds — a New Testament echo of the judgment.
Job 30:29 calls himself a companion to owls, using the bird as a symbol of mourning — similar symbolic use to Isaiah's desolate imagery.
In Malachi 1:3, jackals inhabit Edom's ruined land — the same symbol of divine judgment found in Babylon's desolation.