Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 37:11-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 37 in context

Scripture Focus

11And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

13And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

15Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

18Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

20Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 37:11-21

Biblical Context

Jeremiah is seized and imprisoned by the princes after denying that he fled to the Chaldeans. The king secretly asks for a word from the Lord, and Jeremiah prophesies that he will be delivered into the hand of Babylon, while he remains in the prison.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, Jeremiah's tale maps the life of consciousness. The outward siege and the prison are inner states that you move through when you refuse to identify with fearful forecasts. Irijah's accusation represents the nagging doubting voice; when Jeremiah says, 'I fall not away to the Chaldeans,' you hear your own I AM saying no to the old tale and yes to alignment with truth. The princes and the coups against him symbolize inner judgments that try to control your path; their blows invite you to listen more deeply for the inner word. The king's secret inquiry, 'Is there any word from the LORD?' is your moment to tune to the one voice within—your true self—who declares that deliverance is already in place. So the prison's bread and the keeping in the court become images of sustained faith while conditions appear to test you. As you hold to the I AM, the outer scene yields to the inner reality of freedom.

Practice This Now

Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare 'I AM the Lord of my life; I am delivered now.' Then imagine the inner court relaxing as you rest in the presence of your true self.