Books of the Bible / Jonah
Random Verse from Jonah
Roll a random verse from Jonah -- 4 chapters, 48 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.”
Jonah 2:5
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Jonah (summary)
Jonah is book 32 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 4 chapters and 48 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 Jonah compared to other books of the Bible?
Jonah is the 57th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 48 verses across 4 chapters -- an average of 12 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 Jonah sit among the other Old Testament books?
Jonah is book 32 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 32 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Jonah?
Obadiah comes directly before it (1 chapter). Micah comes directly after it (7 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 48 verses in Jonah -- 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.