Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 19:11-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 19 in context

Scripture Focus

11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.

12Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:

13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

Jeremiah 19:11-13

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 19:11-13 speaks of God breaking the people and their city like a potter's vessel, so that it cannot be made whole again. It also describes the city as Tophet due to idolatrous practices on the roofs, defiling homes and rulers.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text the harsh decree is a parable of your inner life, not a historical punishment. The potter's vessel stands for your present consciousness—an image shaped by many idols of habit and approval. When it says I will break this people and this city, it signals the shattering of old self-images and beliefs that you mistake for who you are. Tophet represents the inner burnings of past worships—rituals you perform in the mind to sustain an external sense of life. The roofs and houses symbolize your outward projections—your self-image built on symbols and external claims. The invitation to render the city as Tophet asks you to relinquish dependence on these former idols and re-anchor worship in the I AM within your awareness. The breaking is not doom; it is a decisive revision of consciousness that clears space for a new, more true life. You are the I AM, and imagination is your instrument for rebuilding a city that cannot perish.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and feel the inner vessel crack, then immediately re-form it as a pristine vessel of true worship to the I AM. Then softly declare: I am the I AM, and I recreate my inner city anew.