2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of ni'uf (adultery), ceaselessly committing averos (sins), enticing unstable nefashot (souls), having levavot trained in chomed (covetous) greed — banim mekulalim (accursed children)!

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

In Context

13Suffering harm as onesh (penalty) for harm done. They actually think there is ta'anug (pleasure) in reveling in broad daylight. They are mumim (defects) and spots reveling in their ta'nugot (evil pleasures) even while they sit at seudot (banquet dinners) with you.

15Forsaking the Derech HaYashar (Straight Way), they went astray, having followed the Derech HaBil'am Ben-B'or, who loved the sachar haresha (reward of unrighteousness).

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Cross References

Job 31:7If my step hath turned out of the derech, 1 and mine lev walked after mine eyes, 1 and if any mum hath cleaved to mine hands, 1

Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine lev; 1 neither let her allure thee with her eyelids. 1

Isaiah 34:5For My cherev shall be satiated in Shomayim; hinei, 1 it shall come down upon Edom, 1 and shall descend on the Am (people) of My Cherem (ban of destruction) in mishpat. 1

Jeremiah 13:23Can the Cushi (Ethiopian) change his ohr (skin), 1 or the namer (leopard) his spots? 1 Then may ye also do tov, 1 that are accustomed to do rah. 1

Matthew 12:34You banim of nechashim (sons of snakes), how are you able to speak tovot (good things), for out of the abundance of the lev (heart) the mouth speaks.

Matthew 25:41Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach will say also to the ones on his left, Depart from me, the ones having been cursed, into the Eish Olam having been prepared for HaSatan and his malachim.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:11-22

False Teachers. ( a. d. 67.) 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13 And shall receive… Read the whole commentary →

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