Jeremiah 20:9

New International Reader's Version

Sometimes I think, “I won’t talk about his message anymore. I’ll never speak in his name again.” But then your message burns in my heart. It’s like a fire deep inside my bones. I’m tired of holding it in. In fact, I can’t.

Cross References

Psalm 39:3

My heart was deeply troubled. As I thought about what was happening to me, I became even more troubled. Then I spoke out.

Jeremiah 23:29

“My message is like fire,” announces the Lord. “It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces.

Jeremiah 23:9

Here is my message about the prophets. My heart is broken inside me. All my bones tremble with fear. I am like a man who is drunk. I am like a strong man who has had too much wine. That’s what the Lord’s holy words have done to me.

Jeremiah 4:19

I’m suffering! I’m really suffering! I’m hurting badly. My heart is suffering so much! It’s pounding inside me. I can’t keep silent. I’ve heard the sound of trumpets. I’ve heard the battle cry.

Jeremiah 6:11

But the Lord’s anger burns inside me. I can no longer hold it in. The Lord says to me, “Pour out my anger on the children in the street. Pour it out on the young men who are gathered together. Husband and wife alike will be caught in it. So will those who are very old.

Ezekiel 3:14

Then the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. My spirit was bitter. I was very angry. The power of the Lord was on me.

Ezekiel 3:3

Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you. Fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it. And it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Amos 3:8

A lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Lord and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?

Jonah 1:2

“Go to the great city of Nineveh. Preach against it. The sins of its people have come to my attention.”

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah ran away from the Lord. He headed for Tarshish. So he went down to the port of Joppa. There he found a ship that was going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board. Then he sailed for Tarshish. He was running away from the Lord.

Luke 9:62

Jesus replied, “Suppose someone starts to plow and then looks back. That person is not fit for service in God’s kingdom.”

Acts 17:16

Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was very upset to see that the city was full of statues of gods.

Acts 18:5

Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time preaching. He was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

Acts 4:20

There’s nothing else we can do. We have to speak about the things we’ve seen and heard.”