[1] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 4QJera (4Q70; 225-175 BCE[2][3]) with extant verses 1‑3, 8‑16 [Hebrew: 8:23; 9:1-2, 7-15],[4] 4QJerb (4Q71; mid 2nd century BCE[5]) with extant verses 23‑24, 26 [Hebrew: 22-23, 25],[6] and 4QJerc (4Q72; 1st century BC)[7] with extant verses 1‑6 [Hebrew: 8:23; 9:1-5] (similar to Masoretic Text).

[8][6][9] There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE.

Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

[10] The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.

This verse is Jeremiah 8:23 in Hebrew manuscripts and in the JPS Version.