The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept" found in John 11:35, which has only two words and nine letters in English. However, in the original Greek language, John 11:35 consists of sixteen letters, so it is not the shortest verse in the original languages. In Greek, a shorter verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:16, which consists of fourteen letters and is translated as "Rejoice always". If we count by the number of English letters, then Job 3:2 appears to be the shortest with only six letters, which reads "He said". However, in Hebrew, Job 3:2 has 13 letters if you only count consonants and 18 letters if you include vowels. Even shorter is 1 Chronicles 1:25, which reads "Eber, Peleg, Reu" in English, with 12 letters. In Hebrew, though, 1 Chronicles 1:25 only has 9 letters if you only count consonants—14 letters if you include vowels.