Leviticus 11:16 (ASV)

Passage

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

Leviticus 11:15 every raven after its kind,

Leviticus 11:16 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind,

Leviticus 11:17 and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Leviticus 11:18 and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ostrich", "night-hawk", "seamew", "after", and "kind". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ostrich" and "night-hawk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "every raven after its kind..." into verse 17's "and the little owl and the cormorant...", so "ostrich" and "night-hawk" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ostrich" and "night-hawk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.