Verse 9
Jeremiah 20:9
New Living Translation
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But if I say I’ll never mention the LORD<br>or speak in his name,<br>his word burns in my heart like a fire.<br>It’s like a fire in my bones!<br>I am worn out trying to hold it in!<br>I can’t do it!<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא אֶזְכְּרֶ֗/נּוּ וְ/לֹֽא אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּ/שְׁמ֔/וֹ וְ/הָיָ֤ה בְ/לִבִּ/י֙ כְּ/אֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּ/עַצְמֹתָ֑/י וְ/נִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְ/לֹ֥א אוּכָֽל
English Translation
And I said, "I will not mention Him, nor will I speak any more in His name," but it was like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I became weary of holding it in, and I could not.
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