Jer 20:9, 44:22, 2Cor 2:13, 11:29-30, 1Th 2:17, 3:5 | ESV | STEP | If I say , I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name , there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones , and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot .

Jeremiah 20:9

9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
^athere is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and ^bI am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.

Jeremiah 44:22

22 ^cThe Lord could no longer bear your evil deeds and ^dthe abominations that you committed. ^eTherefore your land has become ^fa desolation and a waste and a curse, ^gwithout inhabitant, as it is this day.

2 Corinthians 2:13

13 my spirit ^hwas not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 11:29-30

29 ⁱWho is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

30 ^jIf I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Paul’s Longing to See Them Again

17 But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, ^kin person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire ^lto see you face to face,

1 Thessalonians 3:5

5 For this reason, ^mwhen I could bear it no longer, ⁿI sent to learn about your faith, ^ofor fear that somehow ^pthe tempter had tempted you and ^qour labor would be in vain.