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 utter formlessness
And the ^[c]plumb line of utter void.

¹³ And thorns will come up in its ^(A)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of ^(B)jackals
And an abode of ostriches.
¹⁴ And the desert ^(C)creatures will meet with the ^[a]wolves;
The ^[b](D)hairy goat also will cry to its kind;
Surely, the ^[c]night creature will obtain relief there
And will find itself a resting place.
¹⁵ The ^[d]owl will make its nest and find its escape there,
And it will hatch its eggs and gather them in its shade.
Surely, ^(E)the ^[e]falcons will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.

^37 (A)Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals,
An ^(B)object of horror and hissing, without inhabitants.

¹⁴ Flocks will lie down in her midst,
All the beasts of the nation;
Both the ^[a](A)pelican and the hedgehog
Will lodge in ^[b]the tops of her pillars;
Their voice will sing in the window,
Ruin will be on the threshold;
For He has laid bare the cedar work.
¹⁵ This is the ^(B)exultant city
Which ^(C)inhabits securely,
Who says in her heart,
“^(D)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become an object of ^(E)horror,
A resting place for beasts!
^(F)Everyone who passes by her will hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.