Jeremiah 20:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I will

Acts 15:37

Was in

General references

Psalm 39:3

Psalm 94:19

1 Corinthians 14:32

Bible References

I will

And Elijah was afraid and arose and ran for his life, and he came to Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.

He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.

(although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were),

But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Now Barnabas wanted to take [his cousin] John, who was called Mark, along with them.

Was in

But I am full of the wrath (judgment) of the Lord;
I am tired of restraining it.
“[I will] pour it out on the children in the street
And on the young men gathered together;
For both the husband and wife shall be taken,
The aged and the very old [though full of days they are not exempt from judgment].

“For I am full of words;
The spirit within me constrains me.

My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went embittered [by the sins of Israel] in the rage of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

for we, on our part, cannot stop telling [people] about what we have seen and heard.”

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the city was full of idols.

but when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia (northern Greece), Paul began devoting himself completely to [preaching] the word, and solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

For if I [merely] preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for I am compelled [that is, absolutely obligated to do it]. Woe to me if I do not preach the good news [of salvation]!

If we are out of our mind [just unstable fanatics as some critics say], it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for your benefit.

General references

My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.

for the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets [the prophecy is under the speaker’s control, and he can stop speaking];