Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 10:16-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 10 in context

Scripture Focus

16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

17Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

18For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

19Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

20My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

21For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

22Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

24O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

25Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Jeremiah 10:16-25

Biblical Context

Jacob’s portion represents the true maker of all things, and Israel is the Lord’s inheritance. The passage warns of destruction when leaders neglect God and reminds us that human plans fail without the I AM directing our steps.

Neville's Inner Vision

See this as a map of your inner weather. The 'portion of Jacob' is your essential self—the divine maker of all things; 'Israel' is the rod of your inheritance, the living pattern that follows from awareness. The LORD of hosts is the I AM by whom all form is summoned. When it says 'gather up thy wares from the land,' you are being called to collect your mental possessions, prune what does not belong to your true self, and prepare space for a higher order to enter. The threat of distress signals the old structures being shaken so your inner home can be rearranged. 'My tabernacle is spoiled' and 'my cords are broken' show how external conditions reveal inner misalignment; 'the pastors are brutish' are beliefs not seeking the Lord, and thus they shall not prosper unless you turn inward. The line 'the way of man is not in himself' invites you to stop leaning on ego and to let the I AM direct your steps. Your fear of desolation is simply the old dream dissolving; the correction spoken of is a compassionate inner revision, not punishment. You are the I AM imagining your life into form.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner role of Jacob—the former of all things. Vision your mind's tabernacle being restored, cords renewed, and every plan reoriented by the I AM; dwell there until you feel the guiding calm of that presence.