How many chapters are in Micah?
Micah has 7 chapters and 105 verses. The King James Version text of Micah runs 3,154 words, about 13 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 33 of the 66 books of the Bible (33rd of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 39th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Micah
The longest chapter is Micah 7 with 20 verses; the shortest is Micah 3 with 12.
Longest and shortest verse in Micah
Longest: Micah 4:2, 59 words in the KJV.
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Shortest: Micah 3:10, 10 words in the KJV.
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
How Micah begins and ends
First verse, Micah 1:1
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Yahweh’s word that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Last verse, Micah 7:20
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Micah in our topic collections
7 verses from Micah appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Depression (2 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Mercy (2 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Sin (2 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Betrayal (2 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Hope (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Waiting (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Forgiveness (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Humility (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Justice (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Judging Others (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Purpose (1 from Micah)
- Bible Verses About Compassion (1 from Micah)
Micah: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Micah?
Micah has 7 chapters. The longest chapter is Micah 7 with 20 verses; the shortest is Micah 3 with 12.
How many verses are in Micah?
Micah has 105 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Micah?
About 13 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 3,154 words and the World English Bible text is 2,954 words.
What is the longest verse in Micah?
Micah 4:2 is the longest verse in Micah, at 59 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Micah 3:10 (10 words): "They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity."
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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.