Jeremiah 20:8-10

Expanded Bible

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.
¹⁰ I hear many people whispering about me:
    “Terror on every side!
    Tell on him! Let’s tell [^Cthe rulers] about him.”
My friends are all just waiting for me to make ·some mistake [a false step].
    They are saying,
“Maybe we can ·trick [entice; seduce] him
    so we can defeat him
and ·pay him back [take revenge against him].”