Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 29:20-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 29 in context

Scripture Focus

20Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

21Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

23Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.

24Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

25Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

28For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

31Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

32Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:20-32

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 29:20-32 records God denouncing false prophets who speak in His name, foretelling judgment on them, and instructing the exiles in Babylon; it also presents the ongoing exile and the call to endure with faith while awaiting a true word.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, within Jeremiah's scene you meet voices that pretend to speak for God—those Ahab-like temptations that prophesy lies and keep you in fear. The true word comes not from printed letters, but from the I AM within you—the Lord of hosts who never left your inner exile. The captives in Babylon are your present thoughts bound by doubt; the false prophets are your thoughts that contradict your divine nature. When you listen to them, you invite judgment in your own feeling, just as the text says they will be delivered into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar. Yet the invitation remains: align with the inner word, build the interior house, plant gardens of peace, and treat this exile as a purifying season in which you are taught to trust the real ruler inside you. The punitive scenes become teaching moments showing you which voice you choose to honor. The true prophecy is that you awaken to the I AM and return to the certainty that the kingdom is within, ever-present, guiding you to fullness beyond appearances.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet and assume the inner voice that says, 'I am the truth of God in me now.' Revise fear-based thoughts as false prophecies, and feel-it-real that your exile is over as you center your awareness in the I AM.