Jeremiah’s oracles against the nations constitute one of the most significant portions of text with regard to the textual differences between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint versions of the book of Jeremiah. In the Masoretic Text, the oan are located at the end of the book (chs. 46–51), and in the Septuagint, they are located in the middle of the book (chs. 25:15–31:44). In addition, the arrangement of the oracles is different in the two witnesses. The transposition, coupled with the rearrangement of texts, is unique in the Hebrew Bible, and it is necessarily accompanied by significant editorial changes to accommodate such a major shift within the text. This paper presents the major editorial differences between the oracles against the nations in the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text with a focus on how they reflect on the textual history of Jeremiah. This includes the placement of the oracles within the broader context of the book, the arrangement of the oracles, and the smaller editorial revisions t hat were made to accommodate the changes that have occurred.

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