Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 4:30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 4 in context

Scripture Focus

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 4:30

Biblical Context

The verse warns that outward adornments cannot secure true favor. When exposed, worldly lovers turn away, revealing the vanity of seeking life in appearances.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene as a mirror of your inner state. 'Clothe thyself with crimson' and gold are not fabrics but your mind's habit of dressing up the self for others. Jeremiah asks: what if the outer show fails to prosper you? In Neville's terms, the outer world is only a symbol of a more basic inner move: you imagine you are defined by appearances and by those 'lovers' who crave your image. Yet every ornament, every painted mask, speaks of a consciousness clinging to form rather than essence. To live by the I AM is to withdraw belief from that worn costume and place it upon the timeless awareness that you are the nearness of God. When you rest in the reality that you are already loved as your true self, the fear of losing the world dissolves; the so-called lovers shrink and fade, and your life is preserved by inner alignment, not external praise.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and revise: I am the I AM, the one consciousness beneath all form; outward robes do not define me; I choose to awaken to inner life.