Psalm 102:6-8

I am like an owl in the desert,

    like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

I lie awake,

    lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

My enemies taunt me day after day.

    They mock and curse me.

 

I am like an owl in the desert, like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

Deuteronomy 14:16  "... the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl, ..."  

(see verses 11-20, a list of birds that are ceremonially unclean and may not be eaten.)

Job 30:29  

Instead, I am considered a brother to jackals

    and a companion to owls."  (see verses 20-31)

Isaiah 34:11  

It (Edom) will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl,

    the great owl and the raven.

For God will measure that land carefully;

    he will measure it for chaos and destruction. 

Isaiah 34:13

Thorns will overrun its palaces;

    nettles and thistles will grow in its forts.

The ruins will become a haunt for jackals

    and a home for owls.

Isaiah 34:15  

There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs.

    She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings.

And the buzzards will come,

    each one with its mate.  (see verses 8-17)

I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof. 

Psalm 77:4  

You don't let me sleep.

    I am too distressed even to pray!  (see all Psalm 77)

Psalm 38:11  

My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.

    Even my own family stands at a distance.  (see all Psalm 38)

 

My enemies taunt me day after day. They mock and curse me. 

2 Kings 2:23  Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him.  "Go away, baldy!" they chanted. "Go away, baldy!"  

(see verses 23-25)

Psalm 44:16  

All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.

    All we see are our vengeful enemies.  (see all Psalm 44)

Jeremiah 42:18  "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Just as my anger and fury have been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so they will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. And you will never see your homeland again.' " (see all chapter 42)

Luke 23:11  Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.  

(see all chapter 23)

Mark 15:20  When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.  (see all chapter 15)

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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