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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].
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An Unquenchable Fire
Commentators unanimously explain that when Jeremiah, in deep despair, tried to quit his prophetic ministry, he found it impossible. God's word was an internal, irresistible "burning fire" in his heart and bones. This highlights that a true calling from God is not sustained by human willpower or positive results, but by God's own compelling power that overcomes our weakness and doubt.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the rest of the chapter, we have an outbreak of deep emotion, the first part of which ends in a cry of hope (Jeremiah 20:13), follow…
19th Century
Anglican
Then I said ... — The sense of a hopeless work, destined to fail, weighed on the prophet’s soul, and he would willingly have withd…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet says here that he found no fruit from his labors. On the contrary, he saw that all his efforts and endeavors had an opposite effect, fo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name Not tha…
The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jeremiah 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou…
13th Century
Catholic
Here the prophet's complaint is presented, which has two parts:
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