Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 29:31-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 29 in context

Scripture Focus

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 29:31-32

Biblical Context

The text condemns a false prophet and the lie he spread, showing that trust in deception harms the community and that true blessing comes from aligning with the Lord's genuine guidance. It invites obedience to the inner, truthful voice over external clever talk.

Neville's Inner Vision

All scripture is a description of states of consciousness. When Jeremiah condemns Shemaiah and declares punishment, the scene is not merely a history lesson but a picture of a mind embracing a lie and suffering for it. Shemaiah represents a belief that voices apart from your own I AM guidance can govern you. The exile spoken of is the mind’s captivity to a thought that is not aligned with inner truth. The remedy is not external justice but the withdrawal of assent to the lie, returning attention to the one Presence within—the I AM that you are. When you cease believing the rebel voice, you displace its authority and witness the good that the true governor can do for your life. The 'seed' that cannot dwell among this people is the recycled thought that separates you from your inner community of awareness. The verse invites you to revise any claim that would pull you away from your essential self, to stand firm in the awareness that you are the perceiver and the creator of your experience.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet stillness and declare, 'I AM the only governor of my life.' Then revise any troubling thought by affirming its falsity and feel the new image dissolving into clarity.