Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 8:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

Jeremiah 8:5-6

Biblical Context

The people of Jerusalem are described as sliding into perpetual backsliding, clinging to deceit, and refusing to repent. They ignore any call to return and rush onward in their own course, like horses charging into battle.

Neville's Inner Vision

Backsliding in this text is not merely history; it is a state of consciousness that has lost touch with the I AM, the living awareness you are. When the heart clings to deceit and refuses to return, the inner man speaks only noise, and the outer scene matches that inner confusion. In Neville’s light, every word 'I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright' signals a mind that has ceased to revise its assumptions. To restore truth, one must change the inner picture first: assume you are the one who returns to the inner law, not by judgment but by alignment with the I AM. The 'What have I done?' becomes a prompt to revise the self, not a record of fault. When you dwell in the awareness that you create your world, deceit dissolves as you replace conflict with a new quiet confidence: I am faithful to my inward state, I return to alignment now, and the battle shifts to a path of truth. The outward chaos is the visible echo of an inner decision awaiting your revision.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I AM; I return to truth now. Feel the center of your being as the inner storm subsides and your action aligns with your revised state.