Jeremiah 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ
zâkar
H2142
to remember
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְלִבִּי֙
lêb
H3820
heart
כְּאֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
בֹּעֶ֔רֶת
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
עָצֻ֖ר
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי
lâʼâh
H3811
to be weary
כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל
kûwl
H3557
to contain
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכָֽל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said, “I will not remember him, and I will not speak again in his name.” But it was in my heart like a burning fire, shut up in my bones; and I was weary of containing and I was not able.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).