A small black bird, often seen as polluted and linked to loneliness and destruction. Its exact identification is unclear.
About Jackdaw
There is no consensus among scholars about the bird this word refers to. The word occurs five times, and from the contexts it can be stated with some certainty that
Key References
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
All Scripture References (5)
Leviticus (1)
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
Deuteronomy (1)
the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
Psalms (1)
I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
Isaiah (1)
The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
Zephaniah (1)
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.