Neville Goddard on Isaiah 31:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 31 in context

Scripture Focus

4For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

Isaiah 31:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage presents God's defense of Jerusalem in powerful terms. It also calls the people to turn back to Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

The text declares that the power of the LORD arrives as a sovereign I AM—unafraid, unbound by the noise of the world. When the outer voices of fear roar like shepherds, your attention does not bend; you remember that you are the I AM, the lion in you, roaring with authority. The coming of the LORD to fight for Mount Zion is your inner demonstration that consciousness defends, delivers, and preserves. To 'turn ye unto him' is to turn from the old claim of revolt and to rest in the Presence within. As you dwell in that Presence, the defense of Jerusalem becomes your lived experience: fear dissolves, and you are carried on the wings of a vision that moves swiftly to safety. The bird imagery speaks of light, rapid, sure intervention—defense that lifts you above the fray. Practice: assume you are defended now; revise any sense of threat; feel it real that your inner Jerusalem is already saved by the I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the stance: 'I am defended now.' Close your eyes, breathe into the chest, and feel the inner lion's roar and the birds' flight around your Jerusalem; let that feeling of defense become your present sense.