Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 45:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 45 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

2Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:

3Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

4Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

5And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Jeremiah 45:1-5

Biblical Context

The word to Baruch reveals that God will break down what has been built and pluck up what has been planted; Baruch is told not to seek great things for himself, for judgment comes, yet his life will be preserved wherever he goes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let this passage speak to your inner life, not a historical event alone. The Lord says, that which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up. This is the dynamic of consciousness: the beliefs, identities, and habits you hold as 'yours' are uprooted when they stand in the way of your true freedom. Do not seek great things for yourself, for the land you measure by worldly achievement is not your true field; instead align with the life that animates you. When outer drama intensifies, remember Providence operates most powerfully within your own awareness: revise a faulty fixation, and you clear space for a higher life to move. The promise 'thy life will I give unto thee for a prey' becomes assurance that your essential I AM survives all storms. Trust this: as the old structures collapse, your inner life remains intact and guided. The path is simple: seek not external grandeur, seek unity with the life within, and you will be led where you belong.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare silently, 'I am the life that builds and preserves me; nothing outside can prevail against the I AM within.' Then feel the release as old foundations fall away while your inner life remains steady, guiding every step.