The Book Of Pseudo-Jeremiah

Synopsis
The apocryphal accounts of the life and prophecies of the prophet Jeremiah in the Dead Sea Scrolls are a small collection of fragments. Because of their extremely ancient writing-style, an older date should be applied than usually given.

Canonicity
Though the text has never been a part of any canon, it is apparent the Essenes used this text during their time period and after, though the Jews before them likely held it as authoritative.

Dating
500 BC

Frag. 1
1 And I, Jeremiah, we[ep] bitterly [...] 2 ostriche[s], in an uninha[bited] land [...] 3 you have stirred up a prince against me [...] 4 against you ... [...]

Frag. 7
1 [...] ... [...] 2 [...] to Tahpane[s ...] 3-6 [...] ... [...]

Frag. 8
1 [...] their works [...] 2 [...] as is written [...] 3 [...] their works ac- cording to [their] kinds [...] 4 [...] according to their families ... [...] 5 [...] ... [...] 6 [...] ... [...] tongue [...] 7 [...] ... [...]

Frag. 9
1 [...] and [...] 2 [... in the book of the di]visions of the time[s ...] 3 [...] the iniquities for ... [...] 4 [...] for the covenant [...]

Frag. 16 col. i
1 [...] Blank 2 [... and] Jeremiah the prophet [went] from before yhwh, 3 [... the] exiles who were brought into exile from the land of Jerusa- lem and were led 4 [...] king of Babel, when Nabuzaradan, chief of the escort, struck 5 [...] ... and he took the vessels of the temple of God, the priests 6 [... and] the children of Israel and led them to Babylon. And Jeremiah the prophet went 7 [...] the river, and commanded them what they had to do in the country of [their] exile 8 [...] by the voice of Jeremiah, concerning the words which God had commanded him 9 [...] they will keep the covenant of the God of their fathers in the land of 10 [their exile ...] as they and their kings, their priests did 11 [...] ... [...] God [...]

Frag. 16 col. ii
1 in Taphnes [...] 2 And they said to him: « Ask [Go]d [for us ... Ask] 3 for them, Jeremia[h,] search me for them as Go[d ...] 4 entreaty and prayer.» And Jeremiah was lamenting [...] 5 [ov]er Jerusalem. Blank [...] 6 Jeremiah in the country of Taphnes which is in the land of E[gypt ... to] 7 the children of Israel and the children of Judah and Benjamin [...] 8 day after day investigate my laws, and ke[ep] my precepts [...] 9 after the idols of the na- tions, after which we[nt ...] 10 he will not free [...] not [...]

4Q387b
(Unknown what this fragment contains)

Frag. 3
1 [...] ... [...] 2 [...] in the land [...] 3 [...] and they asked concerning [...] 4 [...] all who remained in the land of E[gypt ...] 5 [... Je]remiah, son of Hilkiah, from the country of Egy[pt] 6 [...]ty-six years of exile of Israel ... the words [...] 7 [... I]srael concerning the river Sor. Blank In the position of [...]