Neville Goddard on Isaiah 47:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 47 in context

Scripture Focus

1Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Isaiah 47:1

Biblical Context

The verse proclaims the fall of Babylon's pride, commanding descent into dust and the end of outward throne and delicate status. It signals humiliation as an inner shift of consciousness rather than mere punishment.

Neville's Inner Vision

When I turn to Isaiah 47:1, Babylon represents a state of mind where worth is sought in image rather than in the I AM. Come down and sit in the dust; let the old throne of pride crumble, for it is not your true self. The passage is not punishment but a shift of consciousness: you are not defined by status, titles, or the delicate image the world applauds. The 'virgin daughter of Babylon' is your innocent mind, ready to awaken to the I AM that remains when outward kings dissolve. As you feel the dust, you sense the end of the old limitation; as you revise your self-image with I AM reality, you reclaim the throne within—not as a throne of pride, but as the awareness through which all things appear. The exile dissolves when you remember you are consciousness, not the status your dream once wore. Return to the inner kingdom by assuming that you are the I AM, here and now.