¹¹ But ^[a](A)pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And ^[b]owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the ^(B)line of ^[c]desolation
And the ^[d]plumb line of emptiness.
¹² Its nobles—there is ^(C)no one there
Whom they may proclaim king—
And all its officials will be ^(D)nothing.
¹³ Thorns will come up in its ^(E)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of ^(F)jackals
And a habitat of ostriches.
¹⁴ The desert ^(G)creatures will meet with the ^[e]wolves,
The ^[f](H)goat also will cry to its kind.
Yes, the ^[g]night-bird will settle there
And will find herself a resting place.
¹⁵ The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,
And it will hatch and gather them under its ^[h]protection.
Yes, ^(I)the ^[i]hawks will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.

¹⁴ Flocks will lie down in her midst,
^[a]All animals that range in herds;
Both the ^[b](A)pelican and the hedgehog
Will spend their nights in ^[c]the tops of her pillars;
^[d]Birds will sing in the window,
Devastation will be on the threshold;
For He has uncovered the cedar work.