Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 47:2-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 47 in context

Scripture Focus

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 47:2-7

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 47:2-7 foresees a coming flood of judgment against the Philistines and their coastal allies. It portrays ruin and a call for stillness before the Lord's charge.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, these verses describe the inner weather of a mind under divine direction. The waters rising from the north are not geographic but the surge of opportunity and change breaking through stagnant thoughts. The 'city' and its inhabitants become the landscape of your own consciousness, where fear, habit, and attachment are uprooted by a higher order that knows what must go. The 'fathers' and 'children' symbolize inherited beliefs that no longer support you, while the 'stamping of the hoofs' is the old momentum of worry and reaction that you allow to pass when you submit to the I AM. The sword of the LORD, rather than a weapon, is the disciplined function of your inner state; put it to rest by choosing quiet, patient alignment with the moment when it must operate. The charge against Ashkelon and the sea shore is your inner authority appointing its rightful task—to remove what obstructs your peace. Rest in that appointment, and let your imagination reorganize reality from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and mentally affirm, 'I am the still, organizing power of God within me.' Picture the rising waters subsiding as your thoughts settle into quiet, and imagine the desired change becoming your present state.