Jeremiah 51:52
New English Translation
52 Yes, but the time will certainly come,”[a] says the Lord,[b]
“when I will punish her idols.
Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:52 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.
- Jeremiah 51:52 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:52
New King James Version
52 “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.
Jeremiah 51:52
English Standard Version
52 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,
when (A)I will execute judgment upon her images,
(B)and through all her land
the wounded shall groan.
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