Books of the Bible / Habakkuk
Random Verse from Habakkuk
Roll a random verse from Habakkuk -- 3 chapters, 56 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.”
Habakkuk 2:2
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Habakkuk (summary)
Habakkuk is book 35 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 3 chapters and 56 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 Habakkuk compared to other books of the Bible?
Habakkuk is the 54th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 56 verses across 3 chapters -- an average of 18.7 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 Habakkuk sit among the other Old Testament books?
Habakkuk is book 35 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 35 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Habakkuk?
Nahum comes directly before it (3 chapters). Zephaniah comes directly after it (3 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 56 verses in Habakkuk -- 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.