11  ^lBut the hawk and the porcupine¹ shall possess it,

the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

^mHe shall stretch the line of ⁿconfusion² over it,

and the plumb line of emptiness.

12  Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom,

and all its princes shall be nothing.

13  ^oThorns shall grow over its strongholds,

nettles and thistles in its fortresses.

It shall be the haunt of ^pjackals,

an abode for ostriches.³

14  ^qAnd wild animals shall meet with hyenas;

the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;

indeed, there the night bird⁴ settles

and finds for herself a resting place.

15  There the owl nests and lays

and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow;

indeed, there ^rthe hawks are gathered,

each one with her mate.