Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 13:8-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 13 in context

Scripture Focus

8Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

9Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

Jeremiah 13:8-11

Biblical Context

Jeremiah declares that pride and idolatry breach the covenant; the people are likened to a girdle meant to cling to the loins, yet they would not hear. Their inner resistance to the inner Word mirrors our own misalignment with the I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the talk about pride and weighing allegiance to other gods becomes a mirror of your own inner landscape. The girdle that cleaves to the loins is not apparel of a nation, but the covenant of your attention—the steady hold of God upon your consciousness. When they walk in the imagination of their heart and refuse to hear, they move away from the I AM and turn outward, giving energy to imagined powers that only seem to bless the ego. In this moment, God declares that He will mar their pride, which is only the habit of identifying with personal will rather than with divine will. Your inner Israel and Judah are one Being, and the promise is to be a people, a name, a praise, a glory—provided you listen to the inner word. The truth is that the moment you acknowledge the I AM as the only actor within you, the imagined gods fade, and the girdle of your life naturally clings to the source. You are already that people, if you refuse to hear the siren voices of fear and pride.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM as your only power here and now; feel your life as the girdle cleaving to the divine source. Revise any leanings toward other gods and let the inner word bind you to the covenant.