Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 44:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 44 in context

Scripture Focus

17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

18But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

Jeremiah 44:17-19

Biblical Context

The people claim they will worship the queen of heaven to secure plenty, and when they discontinue, they experience famine and danger. The passage links outer prosperity to an inward reliance on a ritualized belief rather than true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text the queen of heaven is not a goddess out there but a symbol of a state of consciousness—a story about what you suppose will feed you. The I AM is the living assurance that you are already sustained; the plenty of victuals speaks of inner sufficiency when you align with your true self, not with rituals meant to guarantee supply. The people's refusal to pause and listen shows how easily you can mistake outward habits for real power. When you imagine withholding incense or offerings, you are not abandoning worship but catching sight of your own power of assumption. If you revise the memory that prosperity comes only from external acts, you awaken the inner's abundance. The sword and famine are only fears born of habit; you can choose to disregard them by returning to the inward act of worship—feeling the presence of the I AM as your constant companion and source.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare I am the I AM; I worship from within and am abundantly supplied. Then feel the realness of that state by imagining your days filled with ease, food, and safety, as proof that the famine never existed.