This book (Hosea)
- Total chapters
- 14 chapters
- Total verses
- 197 verses
- Current chapter
- 3 / 14 chapters
- Verses in this chapter
- 5 verses
Verse progress through this chapter19.8%
Entire Bible (from Genesis)
- Current chapter
- 865 / 1,189 chapters
- Total verses
- 31,104 verses
Overall chapter progress72.8%
Overall verse progress through this chapter71.2%
- Composition
- 66 books (OT 39 · NT 27)
- Total chapters
- 1,189 chapters
Standard 1,189-chapter edition — the mathematical pattern below applies.
Middle chapter
Psalms 117 (2 verses)
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595 of 1,189 chapters (594 before · 594 after)
⏳ 595 = the 34 triangular number → the chapter structure is symmetric like an hourglass.
🔻 As an hourglass is narrowest at the center, this middle chapter is also the shortest chapter in the Bible (2 verses).
1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
2 For his lovingkindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
Longest chapterPsalms 119 (176 verses) Go
Shortest chapterPsalms 117 (2 verses) Go
- Composition
- 66 books (OT 39 · NT 27)
- Total verses
- 31,104 verses
This edition has 31,104 verses, differing from the standard 31,102, so the "31,102 = 15,551×2 symmetry" pattern does not apply. The actual positions for this edition are shown below.
First verse (1)
Genesis 1:1
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Middle verses (15,552 · 15,553)
Psalms 103:2 · Psalms 103:3 Go
2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don't forget all his benefits;
3 Who forgives all your sins; Who heals all your diseases;
Because the total is 31,104 verses (even), the exact center is two verses.
Quarter points — the middle of each half
First-half center: 1 Samuel 21:3 (7,776)
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⬡ 7,776 = 6×6×6×6×6 = 6^5 → the middle of the half lands on a power of 6.
3 Now therefore what is under your hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present.
Second-half center: Matthew 7:12 (23,329)
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12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Last verse (31,104)
Revelation 22:21
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The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.