Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 16:14-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 16 in context

Scripture Focus

14Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

15But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.

16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

17For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

18And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Jeremiah 16:14-19

Biblical Context

God proclaims a coming shift where He brings Israel back from every land to their own land, then uses inner means to draw out false beliefs. The passage culminates with the Gentiles recognizing that their fathers inherited lies and vanity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah 16:14-19 invites you to see change as inner awakening, not external history. The days when the LORD liveth become the days when the I AM in you awakens and gathers your scattered states of mind from every land back to your true inner homeland. The 'fishers' and 'hunters' are inner methods: imagined descriptions that draw out false beliefs and replace them with living truths. 'My eyes are upon all their ways' is your constant inward vigilance, recognizing thoughts and deeds as they arise. 'I will recompense their iniquity' means that every inner act returns as experience, often doubling in clarity until you release the old belief that you are separate from your own reality. The Gentiles coming unto thee symbolize the parts of yourself—habits, memories, and identities—meeting the one awareness you now cherish. Lastly, inheriting lies and vanity points to the old self; you are called to establish a new land within by dwelling in the felt reality of your I AM presence.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state: 'I AM the Lord of my life.' See yourself gathered from every land of thought back into your inner land and rest in the felt reality that this return is already done.