Books of the Bible / Malachi
Random Verse from Malachi
Roll a random verse from Malachi -- 4 chapters, 55 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is contemptible.’”
Malachi 1:7
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Malachi (summary)
Malachi is book 39 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 4 chapters and 55 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 Malachi compared to other books of the Bible?
Malachi is the 55th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 55 verses across 4 chapters -- an average of 13.8 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 Malachi sit among the other Old Testament books?
Malachi is book 39 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 39 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Malachi?
Zechariah comes directly before it (14 chapters). Matthew comes directly after it (28 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 55 verses in Malachi -- 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.