I resemblea pelicanof the wilderness;I have becomelike an owlof the wasteplaces.
"My boneclingsto my skinand my flesh,And I have escaped[only] by the skinof my teeth.
"Like a swallow,[like] a crane,soI twitter;I moanlike a dove;My eyeslookwistfullyto the heights;O Lord,I am oppressed,be my security.
and the ostrichand the owland the seagulland the hawkin its kind,
Becauseof thisI must lamentand wail,I must gobarefootand naked;I must makea lamentlike the jackalsAnd a mourninglike the ostriches.
Flockswill liedownin her midst,Allbeastswhich range in herds;Boththe pelicanand the hedgehogWill lodgein the topsof her pillars;Birdswill singin the window,Desolation[will be] on the threshold;For He has laidbarethe cedarwork.
And he criedout with a mightyvoice,saying,"Fallen,fallenis Babylonthe great!She has becomea dwelling placeof demonsand a prisonof everyuncleanspirit,and a prisonof everyuncleanand hatefulbird.
