Leviticus 11:16 (WEB)

Passage

the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:14 and the red kite, any kind of black kite,

Leviticus 11:15 any kind of raven,

Leviticus 11:16 the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,

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

Leviticus 11:18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "horned", "screech", "gull", "kind", and "hawk". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "horned" and "screech", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "any kind of raven..." into verse 17's "the little owl the cormorant the great...", so "horned" and "screech" 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 "horned" and "screech" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.