Jeremiah 20:9

וְאָמַרְתִּי לֹֽא ־ אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ וְלֹֽא ־ אֲדַבֵּר עוֹד בִּשְׁמוֹ וְהָיָה בְלִבִּי כְּאֵשׁ בֹּעֶרֶת עָצֻר בְּעַצְמֹתָי וְנִלְאֵיתִי כַּֽלְכֵל וְלֹא אוּכָֽל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

In Context

8כִּֽי ־ מִדֵּי אֲדַבֵּר אֶזְעָק חָמָס וָשֹׁד אֶקְרָא כִּֽי ־ הָיָה דְבַר ־ יְהוָה לִי לְחֶרְפָּה וּלְקֶלֶס כָּל ־ הַיּֽוֹם ׃

10כִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי דִּבַּת רַבִּים מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב הַגִּידוּ וְנַגִּידֶנּוּ כֹּל אֱנוֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִי שֹׁמְרֵי צַלְעִי אוּלַי יְפֻתֶּה וְנוּכְלָה לוֹ וְנִקְחָה נִקְמָתֵנוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:3וַיַּרְא וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל ־ נַפְשׁוֹ וַיָּבֹא בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה וַיַּנַּח אֶֽת ־ נַעֲרוֹ שָֽׁם ׃

Job 32:19הִנֵּֽה ־ בִטְנִי כְּיַיִן לֹא ־ יִפָּתֵחַ כְּאֹבוֹת חֲדָשִׁים יִבָּקֵֽעַ ׃

Jeremiah 4:19מֵעַי ׀ מֵעַי ׀ אחולה קִירוֹת לִבִּי הֹֽמֶה ־ לִּי לִבִּי לֹא אַחֲרִישׁ כִּי קוֹל שׁוֹפָר שמעתי נַפְשִׁי תְּרוּעַת מִלְחָמָֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:8-14

The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. ( b. c. 600.) 7 O Lord , thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,… Read the whole commentary →

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