The Lord said: I will punish Philistia for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged off my people from town after town to sell them as slaves to the Edomites.
King Zedekiah secretly had me brought to his palace, where he asked, “Is there any message for us from the Lord?” “Yes, there is, Your Majesty,” I replied. “The Lord is going to let the king of Babylonia capture you.”
The seventh region was located in the south-central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following nine towns with their surrounding villages: Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-Arba, which is now called Hebron, and Zior.