Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 34:8-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 34 in context

Scripture Focus

8This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

9That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.

10Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

11But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

12Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

13Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

14At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

15And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

16But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

Jeremiah 34:8-16

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 34:8-16 recounts a national pledge to free Hebrew servants, followed by a withdrawal from that pledge. The narrative centers on a covenant and its violation, illustrating the peril of breaking liberty.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the writing, I hear the I AM speaking through Jeremiah: the liberty declared is not a distant decree but a state of consciousness you must inhabit. The leaders and the people you see are merely projections of your own inner faculties—desires, memories, fears—granted freedom, then tempted back into old servitude by habit and doubt. When you affirm that a part of you is free, you awaken a true sovereignty; yet the moment you entertain the fear of losing the new and dread the cost of liberty, you pollute the name and pull the energies back into bondage. The Lord’s word to Jeremiah is a law you have written upon your heart: keep a covenant of liberty in the house called by your name—a house that is your awareness. The seven-year cycle is symbolic of a completed inner rhythm—you must let go fully and consistently. Deliverance begins in the inner drama, not in the external result. Maintain the inner covenant; hold your I AM steady; and liberty becomes your natural atmosphere, not a rare event.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine your inner servant stepping into light, free; declare: You are free and shall not be brought back into bondage. Rest in the feeling of that liberty as your natural perception.