Jeremiah 20:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Sometimes I say to myself, “I will forget about him. I will not speak anymore in his name.” But when I say that, his message is like a fire burning inside me! It feels like it is burning deep in my bones! I get tired of trying to hold his message inside. And finally, I am not able to hold it in.

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

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

Acts 4:20

We cannot be quiet. We must tell people about what we have seen and heard.”

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I was very sad and upset in my spirit, but I felt the Lord’s power in me.

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he was upset because he saw that the city was full of idols.

Jeremiah 6:11

But I am full of the Lord’s anger, and I am tired of holding it in! “Pour out my anger on the children playing in the streets and on the young soldiers gathered there as well. A man and his wife will both be captured as well as all the old people.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but looks back is not prepared for God’s kingdom.”

Acts 18:5

But after Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time telling God’s message to the Jews, trying to convince them that Jesus is the Messiah.

Jeremiah 4:19

My sadness and worry is making my stomach hurt. I am bent over in pain. I am so afraid. My heart is pounding inside me. I cannot keep quiet, because I have heard the trumpet blow. The trumpet is calling the army to war.

Jeremiah 23:9

A message to the prophets: I am very sad—my heart is broken. All my bones are shaking. Because of the Lord and his holy words, I am like a man who is drunk.

Jeremiah 23:29

Yes, the Lord says, “You must treat my message carefully, like a fire or like a hammer that can smash a rock.”

Ezekiel 3:3

Then God said, “Son of man, I am giving you this scroll. Swallow it! Let that scroll fill your body.” So I ate the scroll. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Amos 3:8

When a lion roars, people are frightened. When the Lord GOD speaks, a prophet must prophesy.

Jonah 1:2

“Nineveh is a big city. I have heard about the many evil things the people are doing there. So go there and tell them to stop doing such evil things.”

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.