Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 13:2-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 13 in context

Scripture Focus

2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

3Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

4O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.

6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.

9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.

14So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

16To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 13:2-16

Biblical Context

God condemns the prophets who speak from their own hearts, prophesying vanity and lies, and failing to guard the inner house. The passage points to judgment and beckons you toward inner peace built by true alignment with the Lord within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take Ezekiel’s vision as a map of the inner mind. The prophets are not distant strangers but states of consciousness that speak from their own hearts—their own little spirits. When you catch yourself prophesying from vanity or fear, you are simply listening to a lie masquerading as truth. The Lord’s word against them is not punishment but a summons to wakefulness: remove the false wall built of untempered morter and reveal the ground of your true house. The peace they promised but could not bring is the peace of presence that arises when I AM awareness asserts itself as the only sovereign builder. The wall will fall only when the mind chooses a new construction—one that stands in the day of the LORD, in the light that is always here. Your work is inward: notice the thoughts that claim “peace” while there is no peace, reject them, and imagine the I AM affirming and maintaining a foundation of truth.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, observe a thought that claims there is no peace, and assume I AM is the awareness behind it. Revise by declaring 'I AM peace now' and visualize the untempered morter wall dissolving to reveal the true foundation within.