Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 19:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 19 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

7And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.

8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

9And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 19:1-9

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 19:1-9 uses the lioness and her cubs to portray the rise and fall of Israel’s rulers, who devour people and are cast into exile; the lament invites self-awareness about how inner powers, when unchecked, create ruin and silence the voice of truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this vision the princes are not merely external rulers but states of consciousness within you. The lioness stands for disciplined awareness; her whelps are your claims to power that, if left unchecked, learn to prey upon life and bring you into exile from your own mountains. The nations, nets, and chains symbolize the consequences that arise when you identify with those inner movements as reality. The call to lament becomes a call to observe, revise, and reclaim your inner sovereignty. When you affirm that you are the I AM, you awaken as the watcher who does not permit the roar of fear or pride to govern your days. By shifting the story—from domination to awareness—you dissolve the power of the external scenario and restore the voice of inner truth. Your imagination fashions the scene; you, as consciousness, can rewrite it into a peaceful rule over your mind.

Practice This Now

Sit quiet, breathe, and assume you are the I AM watching these inner lions. Revise the scene so the whelps learn to catch the prey of truth rather than devour; feel the inner voice restored and the kingdom of your mind settled in calm.