Leviticus 11:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,”
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BSBPD
“the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Leviticus 11:16 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 14:15the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
- Psalms 102:6I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
- Isaiah 13:21But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
- Isaiah 34:11The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
- John 3:19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
- Ephesians 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
- Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
- Ephesians 5:7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
- Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- Revelation 18:2And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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