Jeremiah 20:9-11

Lexham English Bible

⁹ But if I say, “I will not mention him
    and I will no longer speak in his name,”
then it becomes in my heart like a fire burning,
    locked up in my bones,
and I struggle to contain it,^[a]
    and I am not able.
¹⁰ For I hear the rumor of many,
    “Terror is from all around, denounce him,^[b]
    yes, let us denounce him!”
All my close friends^[c] are watchers of my stumbling,
    saying, “perhaps he can be persuaded,
and we can prevail over him,
    and we can take our revenge on him.”
¹¹ But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior.
    Therefore^[d] my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail.
They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success.
    Their everlasting insult^[e] will not be forgotten.