Jeremiah 20:9

Easy To Read Version

Sometimes I say to myself,\par “I will forget about the Lord.\par I will not speak any more\par in the name of the Lord!”\par But when I say that,\par then the Lord’s message is like a fire\par burning inside of me!\par It feels like it is burning\par deep in my bones!\par I get tired of trying to hold\par the Lord’s message inside of me.\par And finally, I am not able to hold it in.\par

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

I was very angry.\par And the more I thought about it,\par the angrier I became.\par So I said something.\par

Jeremiah 23:29

My message is like a fire.” This message is from the Lord. “It is like a hammer that smashes a rock.

Jeremiah 23:9

A message to the prophets:\par I am very sad—my heart is broken.\par All my bones are shaking.\par I (Jeremiah) am like a man that is drunk.\par Why? Because of the Lord\par and his holy words.\par

Jeremiah 4:19

Oh, my sadness and worry is making\par my stomach hurt.\par I am bent over in pain.\par Oh, I am so scared.\par My heart is pounding inside me.\par I can’t keep quiet. Why?\par Because I have heard the trumpet blow.\par The trumpet is calling the army to war!\par

Jeremiah 6:11

But I (Jeremiah) am full of the Lord’s anger!\par I am tired of holding it in!\par “Pour out the Lord’s anger on the children\par that play in the street.\par Pour out the Lord’s anger on the young men\par that gather together.\par A man and his wife will both be captured.\par All the old people will be captured.\par

Ezekiel 3:14

The wind {\cf2\super [25]} lifted me and took me away. I left that place. I was very sad and upset in my spirit. {\cf2\super [26]} But I felt Lord’s power in me!

Ezekiel 3:3

Then \{God\} said, “Son of man, I am giving you this scroll. Swallow it! Let that scroll fill your body.”

Amos 3:8

If a lion roars, people will be scared. If the Lord speaks, prophets will prophesy. {\cf2\super [43]}

Jonah 1:2

”Nineveh {\cf2\super [2]} is a big city. I have heard about the many evil things people are doing there. So go to that city and tell the people to stop doing those bad things.”

Jonah 1:3

\{Jonah did not want to obey God,\} so Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. Jonah went to Joppa. {\cf2\super [3]} Jonah found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. {\cf2\super [4]} Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. Jonah wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said, “If any person begins to plow a field, but looks back, he is not prepared for the kingdom of God.”

Acts 17:16

Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. Paul was upset because he saw that the city was full of idols. {\cf2\super [351]}

Acts 18:5

Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia to Paul in Corinth. After this, Paul used all his time telling people the Good News. {\cf2\super [361]} He showed the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. {\cf2\super [362]}

Acts 4:20

We cannot be quiet. We must tell people about the things we saw and heard.”