12. The important men will have no one left to rule them.The leaders will all be gone.
13. Thorns will take over the strong towers.Wild bushes will grow in the walled cities.Wild dogs will live there.Owls will live in those homes.
14. Desert animals will live with the hyenas there.And wild goats will call to their friends.Night animals will live there.They will find a place of rest there.
15. Owls will nest there and lay eggs.When the eggs open, the owls will gather their young under their wings.Hawks will gatherwith their own kind.
16. Look at the Lord’s scroll. Read what is written there:None of these will be missing.Every one will have its mate.God said he will gather them together.So his Spirit will gather them together.
17. God has divided the land among them.And he has given them each their land.So they will own that land forever.They will live there year after year.