Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 47:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 47 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

2Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

3At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

4Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

5Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

6O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

7How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.

Jeremiah 47:1-7

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 47:1-7 speaks of a coming judgment against the Philistines and a north wind flood that will cause the land to cry. The prophecy ends with the sword of the LORD commanded to rest and be still.

Neville's Inner Vision

Every word in Jeremiah 47:1-7 speaks first to the inner state you awaken within yourself. The waters rising from the north are the surging thoughts and emotions you have not yet mastered; they vow to overflow your city of self unless you turn to the I AM and remember who you are. The cry of the land and the stamping hooves are the comings and goings of images in consciousness; you do not fight them as a person against a person—instead you revise the scene from the awareness that you are the one who imagines it. The sword of the LORD is the power of attention you bring to bear; when you sheathe it in stillness and allow the mind to rest, the storm ceases to rule. This is not punishment but a call to inner alignment: you choose to let Providence act through your awareness, and the outer chaos quiets into a sense of order, safety, and purposeful direction. The day of spoil is simply a turning point back toward your true state: peace in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and revise the scene by affirming 'I AM' as the still, governing presence; visualize the flood subsiding and the sword subsheathing, and feel Providence steady within you.