How many chapters are in Habakkuk?
Habakkuk has 3 chapters and 56 verses. The King James Version text of Habakkuk runs 1,475 words, about 6 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 35 of the 66 books of the Bible (35th of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 56th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Habakkuk
The longest chapter is Habakkuk 2 with 20 verses; the shortest is Habakkuk 1 with 17.
Longest and shortest verse in Habakkuk
Longest: Habakkuk 3:17, 46 words in the KJV.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Shortest: Habakkuk 1:1, 8 words in the KJV.
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
How Habakkuk begins and ends
First verse, Habakkuk 1:1
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
Last verse, Habakkuk 3:19
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.
Habakkuk in our topic collections
5 verses from Habakkuk appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Worship (2 from Habakkuk)
- Bible Verses About Dreams (1 from Habakkuk)
- Bible Verses About Alcohol (1 from Habakkuk)
- Bible Verses About Idolatry (1 from Habakkuk)
Habakkuk: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Habakkuk?
Habakkuk has 3 chapters. The longest chapter is Habakkuk 2 with 20 verses; the shortest is Habakkuk 1 with 17.
How many verses are in Habakkuk?
Habakkuk has 56 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Habakkuk?
About 6 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 1,475 words and the World English Bible text is 1,369 words.
What is the longest verse in Habakkuk?
Habakkuk 3:17 is the longest verse in Habakkuk, at 46 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Habakkuk 1:1 (8 words): "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see."
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.