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Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts?

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The Septuagint's version of Jeremiah is one eighth shorter than the Masoretic Text's version. In the Dead Sea Scrolls is evidence of both versions.

Did any ancient Jewish writers (such as in the Mishnah, Talmud or Midrash) address the origin of the different source texts or offer an explanation for them?

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Harel13‭ wrote about 4 years ago
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@curiousdanii, I commented yesterday on the answer below that there's a chance that the sages referred to the differences in an inexplicit manner, as there's evidence that they inexplicitly referred to other parts of the Septuagint. As long as there isn't yet a comprehensive answer that examines this possiblity, I thought I would take a shot at it myself, but it will take time (quite a lot of sources and time constraints). However, I must say, that I see now that many of the redacted verses are

Harel13‭ wrote about 4 years ago
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very central to Jewish beliefs, which in my mind raises a red flag as to what went on in the minds of the authors of the Septuagint. This is actually makes me optimistic that I'll find similar stances (about the importance of these verses, as opposed to removing them) in the Talmud and Midrash.