Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 8:19-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 8 in context

Scripture Focus

19Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?

20The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

Jeremiah 8:19-20

Biblical Context

Jeremiah voices the cry of a people in exile, lamenting that the Lord may be present yet unseen, and that true salvation seems delayed while they cling to vanities.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, the cry is not a distant lament but a signal of inner resistance. The far country represents minds separated from the I AM, the eternal awareness that you are. Zion and her king are not external places but the living awareness within you. To ask, “Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her?” is to awaken to the truth that God is here as your consciousness. The graven images and strange vanities are the pictures you hold about lack, delay, or separation—images born of fear, not reality. The harvest that is past and the summer ended signify a belief that salvation must come later, never now. The remedy is simple: dwell in the state you desire until it feels natural; revise every image that keeps you from the I AM; feel the presence of your inner king as immediate and complete. When you acknowledge Zion within, salvation is not coming—it's already here as your awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume I AM is right where you stand; declare 'I am Zion within me now' and feel the kingly presence flooding your being. Let go of idols by substituting awareness for images and rest in the felt sense of your present salvation.