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Question for the scholars, is Jeremiah generally thought by critical scholars to have been written during the time period it represents? Are there any proposed additions or redactions that took place centuries later, or is it thought to be a complete work by a single author?

What is it generally supposed that Jeremiah was referring to when he said a kingdom from the North would destroy Babylon? Persia was in the east, but could he have been referring to the Medes? Scyths?

Chris Weimer

Most scholars usually agree that the shorter recension found in the LXX was written first, and the longer one found in the Hebrew versions was later expanded.

rob117

The poetry of Jeremiah, as found in the LXX, is largely thought to be by him, minus a few later additions. The prose is generally believed to be by his scribe Baruch, and is often said to be by the same hand as Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic history- e.g., it is implied that Baruch was the Deuteronomist. The Masoretic text has some more later additions, mostly to make the prophecies look more accurate- i.e., "the king of Babylon" of the LXX is deliberately specified as Nebuchadnezzar in the MT.