⁸ “‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow branches and fruit for my people, who will soon come home. ⁹ [^LLook; ^TBehold] I am ·concerned about [for] you; I ·am on your side [^Lwill turn to you]. You will be plowed, and seed will be planted in you. ¹⁰ I will increase the number of people who live on you, all the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel. The cities will ·have people living in them [be inhabited], and the ruins will be rebuilt. ¹¹ I will ·increase the number of people and animals living [multiply man and beast] on you. They will grow and ·have many young [be fruitful]. You will have people living on you as ·you did before [in former times], and I will make you better off than at the beginning. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ¹² I will cause my people Israel to ·walk [live] on you and ·own [possess] you, and you will ·belong to them [become their inheritance]. You will never again ·take their children away from them [bereave them of their children].