Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 17:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 17 in context

Scripture Focus

5Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts trusting in humans with trusting in God: reliance on people leads to dryness and instability, while trusting the LORD yields steady life, rooted resilience, and fruitfulness even in drought.

Neville's Inner Vision

To trust in the LORD is to acknowledge that the source of life and fruitfulness lies within your own awareness. When you entertain trust in man, you divert your feeling and imagination to outward conditions and you walk in a desert of projections. The curse, then, is a state you inhabit when your heart departs from the I AM; you become like the heath in the wilderness, dry and watchful for signs you cannot control. The blessing is not outside you but inside: the LORD as the living presence of your own consciousness, your true hope. You plant roots by that inner river, and you are nourished regardless of heat or drought. Your leaf remains green; you continue bearing fruit because you learn to dwell in inner sight—seeing good even when it comes differently than expected. Start now by revising your assumption: declare quietly, 'I trust the LORD within; I am rooted by the river of life.' With that, the imagined future is already formed in your present awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: close your eyes and assume the feeling of being a tree planted by the waters—deep roots, green leaves, abundant fruit—undisturbed by heat or drought; stay with that feeling for a minute, then carry this inner trust into your day.