Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 16:19-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

21Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.

Jeremiah 16:19-21

Biblical Context

The Lord is my strength and refuge in affliction; the nations will acknowledge that our inherited idols are lies, and that the true power belongs to the Lord, whose name is The LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah's words reveal not a distant geography but a state of mind. When you feel affliction, you are being invited to lean on the I AM—the Lord in you—as the fortress and refuge that no outward circumstance can defeat. The 'Gentiles' from the ends of the earth are not people, but the outer opinions and inherited beliefs that pretend to have strength, but are really idols that crumble when faced with true power. In Neville's key, the point is to recognize that the assertion of power comes from within: as you awaken to the fact that your awareness is The LORD, the false gods dissolve. The moment you acknowledge, I am that I am, you reverse the script: you do not seek the Lord; you are the Lord in expression. Your inner hand and might are not something you gain but something you realize you already possess. Then the name you know is not about a label on a page but the living presence that animates every act.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the I AM is your only reality, and visualize yourself seated in a radiant fortress within. Then revise every outward belief as false by declaring, 'I am The LORD,' and feel that inner power register as your own.