Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 46:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 46 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;

2Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.

Jeremiah 46:1-2

Biblical Context

God's word comes to Jeremiah, pronouncing judgment against Egypt and its army by the Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. The passage frames this as a prophetic judgment against Gentile powers.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the scripture, the word of the LORD is an inner decree, not a geographical event. Egypt and Pharaohnecho symbolize fear, limitation, and habit-bound thinking; the Euphrates and Carchemish are inner crossroads where one chooses who rules. Nebuchadnezzar's smiting stands for the higher ordering power of the I AM, restructuring consciousness until the old self yielding to fear is displaced. The Gentiles are those parts of you not yet aligned with your divine nature; the prophecy is a summons to bring them under the sovereignty of awareness. When you accept this, external events cease to be enemies and become feedback confirming your inner state. The fourth year marks a turning point when the old self is judged and a new order arises. The key practice is not tragedy but alignment: realize that you are speaking this word to yourself, and your world follows your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM is speaking within you about your inner Egypt. See the crossing at Carchemish where fear yields and your true sovereignty comes forth; feel it real.