Jeremiah 20:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.”
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“If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I said, `I do not mention Him, Nor do I speak any more in His name,' And it hath been in my heart As a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I have been weary of containing, And I am not able.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 20:9 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
- Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
- Job 32:19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
- Psalms 39:3My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Jeremiah 6:11But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
- Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
- Luke 9:62Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- John 1:2He was with God in the beginning.
- John 4:2(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
- Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 15:37Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
- 2 Corinthians 5:13If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
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