Yesaya 66:4

66:4 So I will choose severe punishment ¹  for them;

I will bring on them what they dread,

because I called, and no one responded,

I spoke and they did not listen.

They did evil before me; ² 

they chose to do what displeases me.”

Yesaya 66:2

66:2 My hand made them; ³ 

that is how they came to be,” ⁴  says the Lord.

I show special favor ⁵  to the humble and contrite,

who respect what I have to say. ⁶ 

1 Tesalonika 2:11

2:11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,

[66:4]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of the noun is uncertain. It occurs only here and in 3:4 (but see the note there). It appears to be derived from the verbal root עָלַל (’alal), which can carry the nuance “deal severely.”

[66:4]  ² tn Heb “that which is evil in my eyes.”

[66:2]  ³ tn Heb “all these.” The phrase refers to the heavens and earth, mentioned in the previous verse.

[66:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all these were.” Some prefer to emend וַיִּהְיוּ (vayyihyu, “and they were”) to וְלִי הָיוּ (vÿli hayu, “and to me they were”), i.e., “and they belong to me.”

[66:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and to this one I look” (KJV and NASB both similar).

[66:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “to the humble and the lowly in spirit and the one who trembles at my words.”