“‘You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branches(A) and bear your fruit for my people Israel, since their arrival is near. Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you,(B) and you will be tilled and sown. 10 I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety.(C) The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will fill you with people and animals,(D) and they will increase and be fruitful. I will make you inhabited as you once were and make you better off than you were before. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(E) 12 I will cause people, my people Israel, to walk on you; they will possess you,(F) and you will be their inheritance. You will no longer deprive them of their children.

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“But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon! See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. 10 I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. 11 I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will cause my people to walk on you once again, and you will be their territory. You will never again rob them of their children.

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“‘But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit(A) for my people Israel, for they will soon come home. I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,(B) 10 and I will cause many people to live on you—yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins(C) rebuilt.(D) 11 I will increase the number of people and animals living on you, and they will be fruitful(E) and become numerous. I will settle people(F) on you as in the past(G) and will make you prosper more than before.(H) Then you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will cause people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance;(I) you will never again deprive them of their children.

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