Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 3:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

3Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 3:1-3

Biblical Context

The passage exposes Israel's marital-like unfaithfulness and land defilement through idolatry, then urges repentance and a return to the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah 3:1-3 invites us to notice that the ‘land’ is your inner atmosphere. When you chase many lovers—images, desires, and identities—you pollute the terrain and block the rains of inspiration. The husbandry imagery becomes a map of consciousness: turning away from the One Life and then seeking to reattach is a condition of a restless mind, not a distant historical betrayal. Yet the divine call to return is not judgment but an invitation to reorient your attention to the I AM, the steadfast presence within. Lift your eyes to the high places inside, where attachments lie with counterfeit pleasures, and see the dryness as a signal to repent—an inner willingness to forgive and release stubborn patterns. The harsh language about a ‘whore’s forehead’ is a call to soften resistance and awaken to a pure imagination. Mercy and compassion are always ready to crown your consciousness when you consent to return and renew your covenant with your true self.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively revise a recent moment of seeking elsewhere by silently declaring, 'I return to the I AM.' Feel the land of your consciousness being washed by rain as you align with your true self.