Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 4:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.

2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

3For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 4:1-4

Biblical Context

God calls Israel to return to Him, to put away the idols and false ways, so that truth, justice, and righteousness may reign. The passage urges breaking up the mind's fallow ground and circumcising the heart to avoid wrath and to invite blessing.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah speaks to my inner life. When I return to the LORD within, I am reclaiming the I AM that I am. The 'abominations' are the thoughts I have mistaken for reality—habits of fear, lack, and separation. To 'break up your fallow ground' is to clear the mind of sterile patterns, to refuse to sow seeds among the thorns of doubt. 'Circumcise yourselves to the LORD' speaks not of outward rites but of pruning away the false identifications that hide my unity with God. If I cling to the old beliefs, divine fire—inner resistance—burns; if I yield to truth, the fire becomes a purifying light that reveals righteousness. The line 'the nations shall bless themselves in him' becomes a mirror of my own life: as I stand in truth, my world reflects that inner order. So the call to repentance is a call to awaken, to assume the state of the Lord within, and to live from that state here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: I am returned to the LORD within; my heart is circumcised and my ground is prepared. Now close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and feel the I AM filling you, planting seeds of truth that sprout as your outer life aligns.