Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 11:3-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

3And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

4Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

5That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

6Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

7For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.

Jeremiah 11:3-8

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 11:3-8 presents God’s demand that the people obey the covenant and warns of a curse for disobedience. It recalls deliverance from Egypt and shows how they walked in the imagination of their evil heart, ignoring the voice they were given.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville Goddard, the covenant is not an external contract but a state of consciousness you assume. 'Thus saith the LORD' becomes a recognition of the I AM within—you obey not by external ritual alone but by aligning your inner commands with that presence. The people’s fate is shaped by the imagination of their heart; when you imagine contrary to the divine law, you live as if estranged from the promised land. The 'land flowing with milk and honey' is the felt reality of your consciousness when you yield to the inner voice and dwell in its truth. The curse is not a judgment outside you but the natural outcome of denying your true state of being. The prophet’s call to 'Hear ye the words of this covenant' becomes a daily practice: hear, revise, and live as the one who already dwells in harmony with the I AM. When you persist in that inner alignment, the old bondage dissolves into freedom and abundance becomes your immediate experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume the sentence 'I am guided by the inner voice that commands my steps.' If a conflicting thought arises, revise it immediately to 'I hear and obey the voice within,' and feel it-real in your chest.