Jeremiah 20:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ Lord, you ·tricked [enticed; seduced] me, and I was ·fooled [tricked; enticed; seduced].
    You ·are stronger than I am [overpowered me], so you won.
I have become a ·joke [laughing-stock];
    everyone ·makes fun of [ridicules] me all day long.
⁸ Every time I speak, I shout.
    ·I am always shouting about violence and destruction [^LI call out “Violence” and “Destruction”].
·I tell the people about the message I received from the Lord [^L…for the word of the Lord is with me],
    ·but this only brings me insults
    and mockery [^Lfor reproach and derision are with me] all day long.
⁹ Sometimes I say to myself,
    “I will ·forget about the Lord [^Lnot remember him],
    I will not speak anymore in his name.”
But then his message becomes like a burning fire ·inside me [^Lin my heart],
    ·deep within [^Lshut in] my bones.
I get tired of trying to hold it inside of me,
    and finally, I cannot hold it in.