Books of the Bible / Ezra
Random Verse from Ezra
Roll a random verse from Ezra -- 10 chapters, 280 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.”
Ezra 3:11
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Ezra (summary)
Ezra is book 15 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 10 chapters and 280 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Ezra compared to other books of the Bible?
Ezra is the 31th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 280 verses across 10 chapters -- an average of 28 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does Ezra sit among the other Old Testament books?
Ezra is book 15 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 15 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Ezra?
2 Chronicles comes directly before it (36 chapters). Nehemiah comes directly after it (13 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 280 verses in Ezra -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.