Jeremiah 51:52
52 Yes, but the time will certainly come,” ▼▼tn Heb “that being so, look, days are approaching.” Here
לָכֵן (
lakhen) introduces the Lord’s response to the people’s lament (v.
51). It has the force of “yes, but” or “that may be true.” See
Judg 11:8 and BDB 486-87 s.v.
כֵּן 3.d.
says the Lord, ▼▼tn Heb “Oracle of the
Lord.”
“when I will punish her idols.
Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.
