Neville Goddard on Jonah 3:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

Jonah 3:8

Biblical Context

The verse calls all beings to humble themselves, cry out to God, and turn away from evil and violence. It invites a turning from destructive habits toward a transformative relationship with the I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jonah 3:8 invites a radical inner turning. The sackcloth is not cloth but a state of mind—humility worn as an inner posture, a readiness to be taught by the I AM. Crying mightily unto God is your acknowledgment that awareness itself is the source of change; you are not petitioning a distant deity, you are awakening to the I AM within. To turn every one from evil ways and from violence inside your hands means renouncing the old impulses to control, fear, or retaliate, and choosing alignment with a new inner law. The verse speaks of creatures and people alike, reminding you that every facet of your being—your instincts, your thoughts, your desires—belongs to this conversion. The transformation you seek begins in imagination: assume you already live in harmony with divine order, feel the certainty of that fact, and let the outer world reflect it. As you revise the inner state, circumstances bend to the quality of your consciousness, and a new rhythm—gentler, truer—emerges.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, assume the inner sackcloth of humility, and cry with the I AM for inner release. Then declare, 'I turn from my old ways and from the violence in me,' and feel the new reality shaping your days.