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How long does it take to read the book of Isaiah?

About 2 hours 20 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 3 hours 5 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 3 hours 30 minutes. Isaiah has 66 chapters, 1,292 verses and 33,892 words.

Silently
2 hr 20 min
Out loud
3 hr 5 min
Listening
3 hr 30 min

About Isaiah

Isaiah brings God's message to Judah of coming judgment, comfort, and hope, with amazing promises about a Servant and Savior who would bring salvation.

The 23rd of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (Major Prophets).

A tip for reading it

It's long, so read it in sections and watch for the turn from warning to comfort around chapter 40.

Plan your reading of Isaiah

Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.

How will you read it?

Plan by

Finish in

Reading days

Reading Isaiah silently takes about 2 hours 20 minutes in all.

Each day

2 min

Reading days

66

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 66 chapters in all.

Your first week

  1. Day 1Isaiah 13 min
  2. Day 2Isaiah 22 min
  3. Day 3Isaiah 32 min
  4. Day 4Isaiah 4<1 min
  5. Day 5Isaiah 53 min
  6. Day 6Isaiah 61 min
  7. Day 7Isaiah 73 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is Isaiah 37 at about 4 minutes; the shortest, Isaiah 12, takes under a minute.

  1. Chapter 13 min
  2. Chapter 22 min
  3. Chapter 32 min
  4. Chapter 4<1 min
  5. Chapter 53 min
  6. Chapter 61 min
  7. Chapter 73 min
  8. Chapter 82 min
  9. Chapter 92 min
  10. Chapter 103 min
  11. Chapter 112 min
  12. Chapter 12<1 min
  13. Chapter 132 min
  14. Chapter 143 min
  15. Chapter 15<1 min
  16. Chapter 162 min
  17. Chapter 172 min
  18. Chapter 18<1 min
  19. Chapter 193 min
  20. Chapter 20<1 min
  21. Chapter 212 min
  22. Chapter 223 min
  23. Chapter 232 min
  24. Chapter 242 min
  25. Chapter 251 min
  26. Chapter 262 min
  27. Chapter 271 min
  28. Chapter 283 min
  29. Chapter 293 min
  30. Chapter 304 min
Show all 66 chapters
  1. Chapter 311 min
  2. Chapter 322 min
  3. Chapter 332 min
  4. Chapter 342 min
  5. Chapter 351 min
  6. Chapter 363 min
  7. Chapter 374 min
  8. Chapter 382 min
  9. Chapter 391 min
  10. Chapter 403 min
  11. Chapter 413 min
  12. Chapter 423 min
  13. Chapter 433 min
  14. Chapter 444 min
  15. Chapter 453 min
  16. Chapter 461 min
  17. Chapter 472 min
  18. Chapter 483 min
  19. Chapter 493 min
  20. Chapter 502 min
  21. Chapter 513 min
  22. Chapter 522 min
  23. Chapter 532 min
  24. Chapter 542 min
  25. Chapter 552 min
  26. Chapter 561 min
  27. Chapter 572 min
  28. Chapter 582 min
  29. Chapter 592 min
  30. Chapter 603 min
  31. Chapter 611 min
  32. Chapter 621 min
  33. Chapter 632 min
  34. Chapter 641 min
  35. Chapter 653 min
  36. Chapter 663 min

Questions about Isaiah

How long does it take to read Isaiah out loud?

About 3 hours 5 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 3 hours 30 minutes.

How many chapters are in Isaiah?

Isaiah has 66 chapters and 1,292 verses, 33,892 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read Isaiah in one sitting?

You can, but at about 2 hours 20 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 66 days, about 2 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in Isaiah?

Isaiah 37, about 4 minutes to read. The shortest is Isaiah 12, under a minute.

What is Isaiah about?

Isaiah brings God's message to Judah of coming judgment, comfort, and hope, with amazing promises about a Servant and Savior who would bring salvation.

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