Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 23:14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 23 in context

Scripture Focus

14I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 23:14

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 23:14 portrays Jerusalem’s prophets as adulterous and deceitful, strengthening evildoers and refusing to return from wickedness; they are likened to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Neville's Inner Vision

Call the prophets within as inner states: the verse names a Jerusalem of the mind where adultery with desire and walking in lies corrupt the counsel you take in secret. When you 'strengthen the hands of evildoers,' you feed beliefs that excuse harm and protect a self-image from facing truth. To God, the I AM, this consciousness is like Sodom and Gomorrah—hot with conflict, broken in integrity. Neville’s path asks you to reverse the reading: not to condemn others, but to reform your own state of consciousness. See that the remedy is present, here and now: assume the state of truth within you; align your thoughts, feelings, and imagined outcomes with the I AM, the unmovable awareness that creates your world. Allow the inner prophet—your higher self—to guide you toward honesty, responsibility, and renewal. Practice imaginative revision: when you catch yourself judging, lying to yourself, or excusing wrongdoing, revise the scene so that truth speaks through you, and consequence follows as alignment, not punishment. Imagination becomes the healing instrument, and you awaken from the Sodom-and-Gomorrah dream into a life of integrity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare 'I AM the truth within me now,' and revise any self-deception by mentally rehearsing a scene where you speak and act with integrity.