Jeremiah 20:9
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“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.”Jeremiah 20:9
What Does Jeremiah 20:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 20:9 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 20, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 20:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 39:3“My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,”Job 32:18“For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.”Jeremiah 23:29“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”Acts 4:20“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”1 Corinthians 9:16“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”Acts 17:16“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”Ezekiel 3:14“So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.”Luke 24:32“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”Jeremiah 6:11“Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.”2 Corinthians 5:13“For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.”Jeremiah 15:19“Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.”Amos 3:8“The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?”Acts 26:19“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:”Jeremiah 20:7“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.”Luke 9:62“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”John 1:2“The same was in the beginning with God.”Acts 18:5“And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.”Micah 3:8“But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.”1 Corinthians 9:17“For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.”1 Thessalonians 3:1“Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;”
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