Isaiah 34:11
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.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 13:20-22 describes Babylon's desolation with wild beasts and owls—same animal imagery as Edom's judgment here.
Isaiah 14:23 says Babylon will become a possession for the bittern, a bird similar to the hawk and owl mentioned here.
Isaiah 13:21 describes Babylon's desolation with similar wild animals, reinforcing the prophetic pattern of judgment.
Isaiah 32:14 depicts forsaken cities becoming wild animal habitats, a parallel image of desolation.
2 Kings 21:13 applies the same 'line and plummet' metaphor to Jerusalem's destruction, matching Edom's judgment imagery here.
Lamentations 2:8 describes the Lord stretching a line to destroy Zion, identical to the line of confusion over Edom here.
Zephaniah 2:14 shows Nineveh inhabited by cormorant and bittern, paralleling the birds of desolation in this verse.
Malachi 1:3 reinforces Edom's desolation, specifying jackals inhabiting its heritage—echoing the same judgment.
Malachi 1:4 adds that Edom's attempts to rebuild will fail, emphasizing the permanence of the desolation described here.
Revelation 18:2 says Babylon becomes a cage of unclean birds, directly echoing the hawk, owl, and raven dwelling here.
Jeremiah 50:39 applies the same wild animal imagery to Babylon's permanent desolation, echoing this prophecy.
Zechariah 1:16 uses the same 'measuring line' imagery but for rebuilding, contrasting the destruction in Isaiah 34:11.
Revelation 18:21-23 describes total desolation of Babylon—no voice, no craft—similar to Edom's permanent waste here.