Leviticus 11:16
and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
In Context
17and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:15and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk according to its kind,
Isaiah 13:21But wild beasts of the desert shall lay there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures. And ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.
John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.
Ephesians 4:18darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.
Philippians 3:18For many walk, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,
Revelation 18:2And he cried out in a mighty voice, saying, Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:10-20
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the… Read the whole commentary →