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this book.
35 THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH
1 We are certain that chapter 52 of this book cannot be claimed
to have been written by Jeremiah. Similarly the eleventh verse of
chapter 1() cannot be attributed to Jeremiah. In the former case,
because verse 64 of chapter 51 of the Persian Version 1838
contains: "Thus far are the words of Jeremiah". While the Persian
Translation of 1839 AD says: "The words of Jeremiah ended
here."
2 In the latter case the reason is that verse 11 of chapter 10 is
in the Chaldean language, while the rest of the book is in Hebrew.
It is impossible to trace who inserted them in the text. The
commentators have made several conjectures regarding the
persons making this insertion. The compilers of Henry and Scott
35 THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH
1 We are certain that chapter 52 of this book cannot be claimed
to have been written by Jeremiah. Similarly the eleventh verse of
chapter 1() cannot be attributed to Jeremiah. In the former case,
because verse 64 of chapter 51 of the Persian Version 1838
contains: "Thus far are the words of Jeremiah". While the Persian
Translation of 1839 AD says: "The words of Jeremiah ended
here."
2 In the latter case the reason is that verse 11 of chapter 10 is
in the Chaldean language, while the rest of the book is in Hebrew.
It is impossible to trace who inserted them in the text. The
commentators have made several conjectures regarding the
persons making this insertion. The compilers of Henry and Scott