Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 38:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

2Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

3Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

Jeremiah 38:2-3

Biblical Context

The passage presents a choice: stay in the besieged city and face death, or go forth to the Chaldeans and obtain life; the city itself will be handed over to Babylon.

Neville's Inner Vision

The text invites us to reinterpret it as a lesson in inner movement. The city represents a fixed state of consciousness clinging to fear, famine of imagination, and the sword of doubt. To remain in that city is to consent to destruction within your inner life. Going forth to the Chaldeans is not a path but a revision of your state of being—placing yourself under a new governing presence, the I AM, which is the life-giving power behind all appearances. The Chaldeans symbolize a higher season of imagination and the powers by which you are sustained when you trust a truth larger than current circumstances. When you experience the choice as an inner shift, your life for a prey becomes a miraculous reversal: your old identity dissolves, and life rises from within. Embrace the revision, dwell in the I AM, and let your outer conditions be carried by the creative power you have allied with in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine stepping out of your old city into a new landscape. Say to yourself, I am the life that cannot die; I now live by the I AM, and feel this new allegiance renewing every facet of your being.