Jeremiah 51:52
52 Yes, but the time will certainly come,” ▼▼ 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, ▼▼ Heb “Oracle of the
Lord.”
“when I will punish her idols.
Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.