Job: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

Old Testament · Poetry & Wisdom · Book 18 of 66

Chapters

42

Verses

1,070

Words*

16,671

Reading time*

1 hr 10 min

About Job

Job wrestles with the question of why the righteous suffer. After Job loses his wealth, children, and health, he and his friends argue at length in poetry about the reason. God finally answers Job out of the whirlwind, and Job's fortunes are restored.

Well-known passages: Job 1–2 · Job 19:25–27 · Job 38–42

How long does it take to read Job?

Job has 42 chapters and 1,070 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of Job takes about 1 hr 10 min.

Chapters of Job

The number of verses in each chapter of Job:

1. Job 122 verses
2. Job 213 verses
3. Job 326 verses
4. Job 421 verses
5. Job 527 verses
6. Job 630 verses
7. Job 721 verses
8. Job 822 verses
9. Job 935 verses
10. Job 1022 verses
11. Job 1120 verses
12. Job 1225 verses
13. Job 1328 verses
14. Job 1422 verses
15. Job 1535 verses
16. Job 1622 verses
17. Job 1716 verses
18. Job 1821 verses
19. Job 1929 verses
20. Job 2029 verses
21. Job 2134 verses
22. Job 2230 verses
23. Job 2317 verses
24. Job 2425 verses
25. Job 256 verses
26. Job 2614 verses
27. Job 2723 verses
28. Job 2828 verses
29. Job 2925 verses
30. Job 3031 verses
31. Job 3140 verses
32. Job 3222 verses
33. Job 3333 verses
34. Job 3437 verses
35. Job 3516 verses
36. Job 3633 verses
37. Job 3724 verses
38. Job 3841 verses
39. Job 3930 verses
40. Job 4024 verses
41. Job 4134 verses
42. Job 4217 verses

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* Word counts are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain), an English translation. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed for English non-fiction; your pace, language, and translation will vary. Verse counts follow the versification My Bible Log uses for tracking.