12. Its nobles shall be no more,nor shall kings be proclaimed there;all its princes are gone.
13. Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns,its fortresses with thistles and briers.It shall become an abode for jackals,a haunt for ostriches.
14. Wildcats shall meet with desert beasts,satyrs shall call to one another;There shall the lilith repose,and find for herself a place to rest.
15. There the hoot owl shall nest and lay eggs,hatch them out and gather them in her shadow;There shall the kites assemble,each with its mate.
16. Search through the book of the Lord and read:not one of these shall be lacking,For the mouth of the Lord has ordered it,and his spirit gathers them there.
17. It is he who casts the lot for them;his hand measures off their portions;They shall possess it forever,and dwell in it from generation to generation.