Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 48:7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 48 in context

Scripture Focus

7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

Jeremiah 48:7

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 48:7 warns that trusting in one's own works and treasures leads to captivity, with the idol Chemosh and its leaders sharing in the downfall. The passage uses the idol and its priests to illustrate how reliance on external power cannot protect us.

Neville's Inner Vision

See this verse as a mirror for your inner life. The so-called idol Chemosh represents your belief that security comes from personal achievements and wealth. When you cling to external status, you invite a form of captivity—the fear, lack, and volatility that attend the ego’s schemes. The priests and princes are the recurring habits and judgments that reinforce that dependence. Neville’s approach invites you to turn inward to the I AM—the unconditional awareness that creates and sustains existence. By assuming the state of the One Mind, you revise the scene of your life and dissolve the idol's power. The world then reflects your inner wealth, not as a bargain you strike with reality, but as a natural expression of your inner knowing. Your true security lies not in external riches, but in the realization that you are the consciousness that imaginatively births every circumstance.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and declare, 'I am the I AM within all wealth.' Then revise any lack by envisioning a scene where your outer world harmonizes with that inner wealth.