Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 33:10-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 33 in context

Scripture Focus

10Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,

11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

12Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

13In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:10-13

Biblical Context

Desolate places will be filled again with joy, praise, and the voices of bridegroom and bride. Mercy endures, and the return of the people marks the end of captivity.

Neville's Inner Vision

To my awareness, this is not about geography at all but the condition of mind. The desolate streets and abandoned places are only conditions of my inner state when I forget, or fail to hold, the truth of I AM. The voices of joy, of the bride and bridegroom, and of praise are the vibrational tones of my awareness when I acknowledge that the Lord is good and mercy endures. The captivity that once bound you is the memory that your inner ruler—God, the I AM—will cause to return to its former condition, not by outward events but by your acceptance of a new inner state. The shepherds and their flocks symbolize the thoughts I permit to lie down under one shepherd, the I AM who tells them what to do. As I dwell in that truth, Jerusalem—my inner city—awakens to life, light, and order; exiles vanish as I stand in the realized perception that visionally the land is restored. Step: assume the feeling of that restoration now, and allow the inner voice that names mercy and joy to guide your day.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet and imagine your inner Jerusalem restored—hear the voices of joy and praise, feel mercy filling you, and declare the land is returned to me now until that feeling is real.