Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 38:17-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

17Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

18But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

19And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

20But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

21But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:

22And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

23So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

Jeremiah 38:17-23

Biblical Context

Jeremiah presents a choice: follow the inner guidance to the 'king of Babylon's princes' and live. Refuse and the city faces destruction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within every man, Zedekiah is you clinging to the outer sign of safety while ignoring the I AM that breathes you. Jeremiah’s warning becomes a law: if you go forth to the symbols of bondage—fear, reputation, the many—you authorize a life that matches that dream and the city of your being may burn. But if you heed the voice of the LORD within, the inner ruler, your soul lives; not by external conquest but by an inward alignment that dissolves limitation. The inner voice is not a threat; it is your own consciousness choosing the vitality of life over the conjecture of failure. When you imagine obeying that voice, you birth a new reality where conditions reflect your state of consciousness—safety, peace, and continuity. The prophecy and promise are one: you are not at mercy of circumstance but are the imagination that creates it. The outward scene follows the inner state; change the state, and the story changes.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, breathe, and declare that you go forth in obedience to the inner voice; you are safe and alive because you are one with the I AM. Then imagine the city spared and your house intact, feeling the relief as real as your breathing.