Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 49:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 49 in context

Scripture Focus

8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

Jeremiah 49:8-9

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 49:8-9 calls Dedan to flee, turn back, and dwell deeply, warning of a coming calamity upon Esau. The grapegatherers and thieves imagery points to how inner patterns of lack or intrusion manifest as external disturbance.

Neville's Inner Vision

All places in Scripture are states of consciousness; Dedan stands for a self-gathering that clings to surface appearances. The call to flee, turn back, and dwell deep is the I AM telling you to withdraw attention from outer drama and enter the quiet inward center. The calamity foretold on Esau is the inner consequence of a forgotten assumption—fear, limitation, or the belief that you are not enough. The moment you dwell there, you become the harvester, not the thief; you allow your inner vision to reframe the scene so that what seems threatened turns to abundance. Grapegatherers and thieves are images of thoughts that would strip you of your peace in the dark; you leave them by validating a new inventory of supply in your mind and by feeling the truth that the I AM is the source of all harvest. The line about visiting is the invitation to realize you are always visited by your own imagination, and the 'calamity' dissolves as you revise from lack to fullness within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, take a long breath, and assume the inner state of dwelling deep within. Then declare, 'I AM the source of all harvest,' and feel the abundance as already real in your present moment.