Commentary for Jeremiah 20:9
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא־אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה בְלִבִּי֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל׃
And 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 weary myself to hold it in, But cannot.
Rashi on Jeremiah
Should I say: I will not mention Him If my heart said to me not to go on Your mission anymore.
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Rashi on Jeremiah
it would be in my heart i.e., the prophecy, like a burning fire And against my will I must go.
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confined in my bones And as if the fire were confined in my bones.
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Rashi on Jeremiah
to contain To endure the fire.
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