Books of the Bible / Zephaniah
Random Verse from Zephaniah
Roll a random verse from Zephaniah -- 3 chapters, 53 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.”
Zephaniah 1:6
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Zephaniah (summary)
Zephaniah is book 36 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 3 chapters and 53 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 Zephaniah compared to other books of the Bible?
Zephaniah is the 56th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 53 verses across 3 chapters -- an average of 17.7 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 Zephaniah sit among the other Old Testament books?
Zephaniah is book 36 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 36 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Zephaniah?
Habakkuk comes directly before it (3 chapters). Haggai comes directly after it (2 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 53 verses in Zephaniah -- 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.