Jeremiah 20:9
“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 can't [contain].”
— Jeremiah 20:9
About this verse
Jeremiah 20:9 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine compulsion, calling, irrepressible word. Notable phrases: burning fire shut up in my bones. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
anxious
Type
prayer
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