These lyrics are images from the prophet Jeremiah. The Hebrew word Shuv is used over 900 times in the book of Jeremiah. It’s meaning in all of its forms is Turn around (repent) retreat(don’t back down) and several others with meanings close to these.
Terror is on every side (Jeremiah chapter 20 verse 10) is also an image taken from Jeremiah.
Jeremiah prophesied during the reign of Babylon and he spent his last years in exile in Egypt.
The author obviously knew his scripture and history of Israel in the sixth and seventh century BC.
These lyrics are images from the prophet Jeremiah. The Hebrew word Shuv is used over 900 times in the book of Jeremiah. It’s meaning in all of its forms is Turn around (repent) retreat(don’t back down) and several others with meanings close to these. Terror is on every side (Jeremiah chapter 20 verse 10) is also an image taken from Jeremiah. Jeremiah prophesied during the reign of Babylon and he spent his last years in exile in Egypt. The author obviously knew his scripture and history of Israel in the sixth and seventh century BC.