Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 27:8-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 27 in context

Scripture Focus

8And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

9Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

10For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

11But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

12I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

13Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

14Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

Jeremiah 27:8-14

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 27:8-14 depicts nations submitting to the Babylonian yoke or facing punishment; the false prophets urge rebellion, while those who submit can remain and till their land.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text, the 'king of Babylon' is not a distant conqueror but a state of consciousness you presently inhabit—an outer circumstance your I AM has allowed for your growth. To 'serve' him is to consent to the atmosphere of your current belief, to align your feeling with the fact that your inner world is the true throne. Those who 'prophesy a lie' that you must rebel and be driven from your land are the voices of fear and limitation; they urge you to resist what is already being clarified by your inner sight. When you stop struggling against the imagined exile and instead dwell in the present land of your own consciousness, you remain; you till it; you inhabit it with ease. The promise is not a geographical relocation but a return to your natural state of unity with God, where there is no real separation. The moment you accept the inner yoke—peacefully and with gratitude—the external burden dissolves, and you awaken to your true kingdom.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of having already yielded to the present circumstance and dwell there in imagination. Feel it real: 'I am the I AM, and by accepting this moment I reclaim my land.'