Books of the Bible / Isaiah
Random Verse from Isaiah
Roll a random verse from Isaiah -- 66 chapters, 1,292 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.”
Isaiah 13:5
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Isaiah (summary)
Isaiah is book 23 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 66 chapters and 1,292 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 Isaiah compared to other books of the Bible?
Isaiah is the 4th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 1,292 verses across 66 chapters -- an average of 19.6 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 Isaiah sit among the other Old Testament books?
Isaiah is book 23 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 23 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Isaiah?
Song of Solomon comes directly before it (8 chapters). Jeremiah comes directly after it (52 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 1,292 verses in Isaiah -- 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.