Isaiah 34:7-15

7He will kill their wild oxen and their young bulls. Blood will pour over Edom's land. Fat will feed their soil.

8The Lord has chosen a day for punishment. It will be a time when he punishes Zion's enemies, because they have attacked his people.

9The water in Edom's streams will become tar. Its soil will become sulphur. Its whole land will become tar that is burning.

10That fire will burn through the days and the nights. Its smoke will always continue to rise up. The land will be empty from one century to the next. Nobody will ever travel through it again.

11Owls, hawks and hedgehogs will live there, as well as all kinds of wild animals and wild birds. The Lord will carefully measure the whole land, so that he can destroy it. It will become like an empty desert.

12There will be no kingdom left for anyone to rule. Edom's leaders and officers will all disappear.

13Thorn bushes will grow over its palaces. Bushes and weeds will grow over its strong cities. Jackals and ostriches will make their homes in the land.

14Wild animals and hyenas will meet there. Wild goats will call out to each other. The night monster will come there, and she will find a place to stay.

15Owls will build their nests there. They will take care of their eggs until the baby birds come out. They will keep their babies safe under their wings. Hawks will meet there too. They will be together in pairs, male and female.