Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 21:4-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 21 in context

Scripture Focus

4Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

5And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

6And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

7And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

Jeremiah 21:4-7

Biblical Context

God declares He will turn back the weapons you wield against Babylon, assemble them in the city, fight you with a strong arm, bring pestilence, and finally deliver a remnant into the hands of their enemies.

Neville's Inner Vision

The city is your mind, and the weapons are your old beliefs. This passage reveals that spiritual power operates not by changing external rulers, but by turning your attention inward and reimagining the drama of your life. When I say I AM, I am declaring the single principle behind all scenes—the consciousness that is aware even of fear and pressure. The Lord’s fierceness on the 'outstretched hand' and 'strong arm' becomes the vivid energy of your imagination, disciplined and directed toward peace. The pestilence and sword are not random misfortunes but purges of old identities that no longer serve your true nature. As you align with the I AM, the deliverance comes not from political circumstance but from a shift in consciousness—your inner city being ruled by divine presence rather than by the old king of doubt. In this light, every moment of pressure becomes a signal to awaken to your real Self and to claim the wholeness that already stands within you.

Practice This Now

Assume the end: feel the deliverance now, as your I AM takes the throne of your mind. Revise the inner scene, imagining the 'weapons' reassembled into your advantage and peace settling over every area of your life.