Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 13:21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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?

Jeremiah 13:21

Biblical Context

The verse calls for accountability: you trained others to be captains over you. You will face consequences and sorrows born of that inner pattern.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the line as a mirror held before your own consciousness. The 'he' who punishes is the I AM of your own imagination—your present mover of thought. If you have educated your inner world to appoint captains over you—beliefs, fears, dogmas—then those captains lead you into sorrows, like travail, because you have given the outer scene the authority that you secretly deny to your true self. The condition of punishment is not some external decree; it is your assumption, your habit of submitting to a story about lack or limitation. To break it, awaken to the truth that you are the one who commands the kingdom. You are the I AM that assigns roles to thoughts and feelings, and you can revise them now. See the captains as figures you no longer identify with. In imagination, replace the captain with your own noble self, the one who rules with peace and certainty. When you affirm, 'I am the author of all I behold; no one punishes me but my own beliefs,' the travail dissolves into a new birth of power and alignment.