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Plus in Masoretic Version of Jeremiah

Septuagintal                                         Masoretic                                            Dead Sea Scrolls
  7:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 7:1 [The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord sayi]ng:
7:2 Hear a word of the Lord, all Judea. 7:2 Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah, you that enter these gates to worship the LORD. 7:2 Stand [at the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this message, and say: Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the Lord.] 4QJera
7:3 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. [And so on.] 7:3 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and let me dwell with you [or and I will let you dwell] in this place. [And so on.]  
 
If the Masoretic version of the beginning of Jeremiah 7 represents a revision or expansion, why did the editors associate the sermon and related materials with the temple sermon of Jeremiah 26?
26:6 makes the point that they will become like Shiloh, which is similar to 7:14, 15.

26:2 sets the sermon of 26:4-6 in the house of the Lord, and the references to the temple of the Lord in 7:4 create an association between them.

Should we interpret Jeremiah 7 and 26 together, as the Masoretic version would have us? If 7:3-15 is seen as embarrassing, and enraging those who heard it, does this sermon manufacture or reveal the motives of those who were opposed to Jeremiah? Jeremiah 26 shows a negative response by some constituency (though who exactly is unclear) against Jeremiah because he preached against them. How often are people willing to blame the messenger, or find some other tactic of diversion rather than accepting responsibility?

The Masoretic version effectively associates Jeremiah 26 and 7 which share themes concerning the depths of denial by the sinful generation which faced certain doom (see 7:27), even while they abandoned their responsibilities, practically taunting the God who had been so good and patient with them.
 
See Activities on Jeremiah 7 and Jeremiah 26 and Micah 3.

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