Books of the Bible / Zechariah
Random Verse from Zechariah
Roll a random verse from Zechariah -- 14 chapters, 211 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“In that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “HOLY TO YAHWEH”; and the pots in Yahweh’s house will be like the bowls before the altar.”
Zechariah 14:20
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Zechariah (summary)
Zechariah is book 38 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 14 chapters and 211 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 Zechariah compared to other books of the Bible?
Zechariah is the 34th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 211 verses across 14 chapters -- an average of 15.1 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 Zechariah sit among the other Old Testament books?
Zechariah is book 38 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 38 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Zechariah?
Haggai comes directly before it (2 chapters). Malachi 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 211 verses in Zechariah -- 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.