Jeremiah 20:9

New American Bible - revised edition

I say I will not mention him, I will no longer speak in his name. But then it is as if fire is burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding back, I cannot!

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

Mute and silent before the wicked, I refrain from good things. But my sorrow increases;

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like fire—oracle of the Lord— like a hammer shattering rock?

Jeremiah 23:9

Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, all my bones tremble; I am like a drunk, like one overcome by wine, Because of the Lord, because of his holy words.

Jeremiah 4:19

My body! my body! how I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart beats wildly, I cannot be still; For I myself have heard the blast of the horn, the battle cry.

Jeremiah 6:11

But the wrath of the Lord brims up within me, I am weary of holding it in. I will pour it out upon the child in the street, upon the young men gathered together. Yes, husband and wife will be taken, elder with ancient.

Ezekiel 3:14

And the spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went off, my spirit angry and bitter, for the hand of the Lord pressed hard on me.

Ezekiel 3:3

Son of man, he said to me, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving you. I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Amos 3:8

The lion has roared, who would not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who would not prophesy?

Jonah 1:2

Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness has come before me.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish, away from the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went down in it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

Luke 9:62

[To him] Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he grew exasperated at the sight of the city full of idols.

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to occupy himself totally with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus.

Acts 4:20

It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”