Jeremiah 51:52

Yes, but the time will certainly come,” ¹  says the Lord, ²  “when I will punish her idols. Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.

"But days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.

"Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I will punish her idols, And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land.

"Yes," says the LORD, "but the time is coming when Babylon’s idols will be destroyed. The groans of her wounded people will be heard throughout the land.

"I know, but trust me: The time is coming"--GOD's Decree--"When I will bring doom on her no-god idols, and all over this land her wounded will groan.

For this reason, see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on her images; and through all her land the wounded will be crying out in pain.

Therefore the time is surely coming, says the LORD, when I will punish her idols, and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will bring judgment on her carved images, And throughout all her land the wounded shall groan.

Yes, but the time will certainly come,” ¹  says the Lord, ²  “when I will punish her idols. Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.

¹ 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.

² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”