Books of the Bible / Joel
Random Verse from Joel
Roll a random verse from Joel -- 3 chapters, 73 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.”
Joel 2:22
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Joel (summary)
Joel is book 29 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 3 chapters and 73 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 Joel compared to other books of the Bible?
Joel is the 52th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 73 verses across 3 chapters -- an average of 24.3 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 Joel sit among the other Old Testament books?
Joel is book 29 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 29 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Joel?
Hosea comes directly before it (14 chapters). Amos comes directly after it (9 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 73 verses in Joel -- 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.