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Which Says What? A Thumbnail Guide to the Two Editions of Jeremiah

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First Edition Versions: The Septuagint (LXX), Dead Sea Scrolls 4QJerb and 4QJerd Length: shorter (3,000 fewer words than the Second Edition) Textual Variations: Does not include the passage “Thus far are the words of Jeremiah” Order: The Oracles Against the Nations appear in the middle of the book, after chapter 25:12–13; Jeremiah’s oracle to Baruch appears at the end of the book, in chapter 51, where it emphasizes the scribe’s role

Second Edition Versions: The Masoretic Text (MT), other Dead Sea Scrolls Length: longer (3,000 more words than the First Edition) Textual Variations: Includes the passage “Thus far are the words of Jeremiah” (Jeremiah 51:64b) Includes more personal names and titles; clarifications and introductions to materials found in the First Edition; and whole passages absent from the First Edition Order: The Oracles Against the Nations appear near the end of the book, just before chapter 52; Jeremiah’s oracle to Baruch is in chapter 45, just before the Oracles Against the Nations, so as to minimize his role

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