From Lament to Inner Hope

Jeremiah 31:15-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Jeremiah 31 in context

Scripture Focus

15Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
16Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
21Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Jeremiah 31:15-21

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 31:15-21 speaks of lament over loss, yet God promises relief and a return from exile. It invites turning from sorrow to a hopeful future, with mercy guiding the way.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the language of Ramah and Rahel, the cry is not merely history; it is a state of consciousness crying for release. Neville would tell you, these verses are the inner weather of your mind: when you cling to lament, you are dwelling in a memory of separation. Refrain thy voice from weeping means withdraw attention from the old scene, shift to the promise that your work and your life are reaping the harvest of your inner images. The words, they shall come again from the land of the enemy, are the law that your desires return as you maintain a steady assumption. There is hope in thine end—your end state, the resolution you are forming in imagination, already exists in the non-physical. Ephraim, your inner child, represents your sought-for quality; turning him back signifies the turning of your mind toward that which you value. Mercy is not an event but your awareness filling the moment with love; set waymarks and high heaps—mental landmarks—along your inner highway, and turn again to your cities—your life as you wish it to be. This is the scriptural psychology of resurrection.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling that your deepest desire has returned from the land of the enemy. Visualize clear waymarks along a highway and gently turn your attention toward them, feeling now that you are already restored.

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