Leviticus 11:13 (KJV)

Passage

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

Leviticus 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Leviticus 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

Leviticus 11:15 Every raven after his kind;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "abomination", "fowls", "eaten", "eagle", and "ossifrage". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "abomination", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in..." into verse 14's "And the vulture and the kite after...", so "shall" and "abomination" 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 "shall" and "abomination" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.