Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 13:20-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 13 in context

Scripture Focus

20Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

Jeremiah 13:20-22

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 13:20-22 depicts a leader whose people are driven northward and who will face punishment for having trained others to govern; his own deceit is exposed as the consequences unfold. The imagery links outward exile with the inner exposure of guilt.

Neville's Inner Vision

See how the northern exodus of the flock stands for your mind wandering from the I AM toward imagined foes. The flock are your inner patterns, habits of thought that seek leaders outside you; the charge that you taught them to be captains reveals the ego’s habit of appointing others to rule your inner state. When punishment arrives, it is the breaking of an old pattern, the skirts of deception torn open, the denied truth laid bare. Remember: you are the I AM, the awareness witnessing this stage-play. You are not at the mercy of events; you have rehearsed a belief in separation. The remedy is to revise that belief by assuming the truth that you alone govern your inner kingdom. As you persist, the north dissolves, the flock returns, and sorrow yields to ease and alignment.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet, revise the scene by declaring, 'I AM the Lord of my inner state.' Visualize your flock gathered under your own leadership and feel the relief as separation dissolves.