Isaiah 34:11

The terrible situation of the land called Edom was again like that of the world in Genesis 1:2.

The end of Edom

v12 No *Edomite leaders remain to choose a king. All Edom’s officials have disappeared. v13 *Thorn-bushes and weeds cover Edom’s empty palaces and castles. Only wild animals will make a home in those buildings. v14 Wild animals wander there at night. They make strange noises. There will be mysterious screams in the darkness. Demons (bad spirits) will look for a place there in which to rest. v15 Owls (birds of the night) will build their nests. They will lay their eggs there. And they will bring up their young families there. Vultures (birds that eat meat) will gather there. Each vulture will have its companion. v16 Find the Book of the *Lord. Read what it says: Not one of them will be missing. Each one has its companion, because God has ordered it. Not one is absent. They are all present at the *Lord’s command. And his spirit has brought them together. v17 It is the *Lord who has made the decision for these birds and wild animals. It is his action that has divided Edom for them. They will take possession of Edom for all time. They will live there from one age to the next age.