Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 4:29-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 4 in context

Scripture Focus

29The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

30And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

Jeremiah 4:29-30

Biblical Context

The city flees and is forsaken; fear fills the landscape, and no one remains. Even crimson garments and gold cannot save the self from judgment; those you trust will despise you and seek your life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider Jeremiah 4:29-30 as a mirror of your inner metropolis. The uproar of horsemen and bowmen is the tumult of restless thoughts within you; the thickets and rocks are the hidden places where you hide from confronting your true state. The crimson cloak, gold ornaments, and painted face are symbols of false identities you wear to gain love and security. In Neville's practice, the city is your consciousness, and the exodus of the outer world signals a shift of state. Rather than fighting the external crisis, you revise from within by affirming: I am the I AM; this city lives by my awareness alone. When you assume that the inner life is intact, the seeming ruin reveals itself as a transition. The lovers' disdain dissolves as they reflect the old self back to you; the threat of loss dissolves when you stand in the truth that you govern the scene. Exile becomes a call to return to your eternal self, and return is the conscious recognition that the kingdom resides within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the stance, 'I am the I AM; this city is alive by my awareness,' and dwell there for a few minutes, feeling the streets respond with steadiness and peace.