Jeremiah 20:9

God's Word

I think to myself, “I can forget the Lord and no longer speak his name.” But ⌞his word⌟ is inside me like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I wear myself out holding it in, but I can’t do it any longer.

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

My heart burned like a fire flaring up within me. Then I spoke with my tongue:

Jeremiah 23:29

“Isn’t my word like fire or like a hammer that shatters a rock?” asks the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:9

“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets: I am deeply disturbed. All my bones tremble. I am like a drunk, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the Lord and his holy words.

Jeremiah 4:19

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart is beating wildly! My heart is pounding! I can’t keep quiet because I hear a ram’s horn sounding the alarm for war.

Jeremiah 6:11

I am filled with the anger of the Lord. I am tired of holding it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the gangs of young men. A man and his wife will be taken away as well as very old people.

Ezekiel 3:14

Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the Lord came over me.

Ezekiel 3:3

He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I’m giving you, and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Amos 3:8

The lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Almighty Lord has spoken. Who can keep from prophesying?

Jonah 1:2

“Leave at once for the important city, Nineveh. Announce to the people that I can no longer overlook the wicked things they have done.”

Jonah 1:3

Jonah immediately tried to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid for the trip and went on board. He wanted to go to Tarshish to get away from the Lord.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said to him, “Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for God’s kingdom.”

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he saw that the city had statues of false gods everywhere. This upset him.

Acts 18:5

But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted all his time to teaching God’s word. He assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

Acts 4:20

We cannot stop talking about what we’ve seen and heard.”