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Berean Standard Bible

“If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.”

Jeremiah 20:9

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Jeremiah has been beaten and put in stocks for his prophecies, and he pours out an honest complaint that God's word has made him a laughingstock. He considers giving up on speaking for God altogether.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.

World English Bible (WEB)

If I say, I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I can’t.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot [contain].

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dije: No me acordaré más de él, ni hablaré más en su nombre: empero fué en mi corazón como un fuego ardiente metido en mis huesos, trabajé por sufrirlo, y no pude.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Y no puedo renunciar! Porque si digo que nunca más volveré a mencionar al Señor, que nunca más hablaré en su representación, empiezo a sentir tu palabra como si fuera lumbre que me quema por dentro y no lo puedo resistir más.

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