Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 23:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 23 in context

Scripture Focus

15Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

16Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

17They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

Jeremiah 23:15-17

Biblical Context

Jeremiah warns that the prophets speak from their own heart rather than from the LORD, leading people astray and promising peace to those who follow the imagination of their own minds. Trust in the true voice is replaced by self-made visions; the passage calls for obedience to the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the prophets in Jeremiah as the inner voices that pretend to speak for God while tracing the contours of your own past thoughts. The 'vision of their own heart' is the mind’s projection when you mistake imagination for divine order. In Neville's terms, this is not an external accusation but a picture of your own consciousness at odds with the I AM within. When you identify with any thought that promises peace while ignoring the test of your integrity, you are listening to a counterfeit prophet—an idea that remains in the chair of your attention rather than being born of the Lord. Your reality is not cast by external voices, but by the state you hold in awareness. If you fixate on danger or suppose that no evil shall come upon you, you're flattering your ego and avoiding growth. The true guide speaks from the present I AM; when you revise by assuming that you are led by this inner Lord, your visions align with reality. The wormwood and gall become a symbolic taste of old limiting stories, replaced by the fresh reality of living faithfulness to the I AM.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare I am the I AM; I revise every inner voice to speak the truth. Then feel the renewal as you imagine being guided by that inner Lord, living from peace that lights your decisions.