Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 51:34-35 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 51 in context

Scripture Focus

34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

Jeremiah 51:34-35

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 51:34-35 laments being devoured, crushed, and emptied by Babylon, a conqueror that casts the speaker out. The verses frame the violence as a judgment on the enemy and a collective cry of exile.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read through the inner lens, and the scene becomes a symbol of a state of consciousness rather than a geographic event. Babylon is the image the mind has given power to when fear, blame, and scarcity grab the attention. To be devoured and made an empty vessel is simply the felt experience of identifying with lack and danger. The I AM, however, is the constant awareness behind every scene; the I AM does not waver, and thus the outer oppression cannot truly wound it. The lines about violence and blood reveal the habit of making guilt real by naming others responsible for our pain. When you return to the I AM, you revise the story: the external image remains, but its power collapses the moment you recognize you are the observer, not the observed. Your true self, the I AM, fills the vessel with life and light. In that shift, exile ends, and a restoration of wholeness occurs within your own consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of the I AM and revise the scene: Babylon cannot devour you; you are the unchanging I AM. Breathe into that awareness and feel the inner fullness returning as you affirm I AM that I AM.