Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 25:34-38 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 25 in context

Scripture Focus

34Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

37And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

Jeremiah 25:34-38

Biblical Context

The passage declares that the shepherds and leaders shall be overwhelmed by slaughter and dispersions; their pastures are spoiled, their land desolate, and escape is impossible, signaling judgment and the path to renewal.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses voice the inner movement of a mind that has treated power as possession. The shepherds are the inner governors who tend the flock of beliefs, and their pasture is spoiled by fear and habit. The 'days of slaughter and dispersions' mark the closing of old stories in the theatre of consciousness; the land lies desolate as the I AM withdraws support from stale images. Yet this withdrawal is not vengeance but invitation—an inner shoveling of the soil so new life can emerge. When you hear the cry, you can revise by claiming the I AM as your true governor and tending your inner pasture with compassionate attention. See the lion's covert not as threat but as your hidden strength awakened; allow the fierceness of the oppressor to be replaced by the steady cadence of peace. By embracing the promise of return within, you convert judgment into a shift of state, from desolation to a flourishing inner kingdom governed by God within you.