Books of the Bible / Obadiah
Random Verse from Obadiah
Roll a random verse from Obadiah -- 1 chapter, 21 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.”
Obadiah 1:18
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Obadiah (summary)
Obadiah is book 31 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 1 chapter and 21 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 Obadiah compared to other books of the Bible?
Obadiah is the 64th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 21 verses across 1 chapter -- an average of 21 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 Obadiah sit among the other Old Testament books?
Obadiah is book 31 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 31 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Obadiah?
Amos comes directly before it (9 chapters). Jonah comes directly after it (4 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 21 verses in Obadiah -- 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.