Jeremiah 20:9

Good News Translation

But when I say, “I will forget the Lord and no longer speak in his name,” then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back.

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

and I was overcome with anxiety. The more I thought, the more troubled I became; I could not keep from asking:

Jeremiah 23:29

My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces.

Jeremiah 23:9

My heart is crushed, and I am trembling. Because of the Lord, because of his holy words, I am like a man who is drunk, someone who has had too much wine.

Jeremiah 4:19

The pain! I can't bear the pain! My heart! My heart is beating wildly! I can't keep quiet; I hear the trumpets and the shouts of battle.

Jeremiah 6:11

Your anger against them burns in me too, Lord, and I can't hold it in any longer.” Then the Lord said to me, “Pour out my anger on the children in the streets and on the gatherings of the young people. Husbands and wives will be taken away, and even the very old will not be spared.

Ezekiel 3:14

The power of the Lord came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry.

Ezekiel 3:3

He said, “Mortal man, eat this scroll that I give you; fill your stomach with it.” I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey.

Amos 3:8

When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

Jonah 1:2

He said, “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are.”

Jonah 1:3

Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the Lord.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use for the Kingdom of God.”

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting in Athens for Silas and Timothy, he was greatly upset when he noticed how full of idols the city was.

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul gave his whole time to preaching the message, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

Acts 4:20

For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard.”