Jude 1:10

But, on the one hand, these [men] slander whatever they do not understand; on the other hand, what they do have binah of instinctively, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

In Context

9By contrast, Mikha'el the Sar HaMalachim, + 1:9 Dan 10:13 when he took issue with HaSatan and disputed about the geviyyat Moshe + 1:9 Rabbeinu (body of Moses), did not presume to pronounce a slanderous judgment [against HaSatan], but said, “ Hashem rebuke you!”

11Oy to them! Because they walked in the Derech Kayin + 1:11 Gn 4:3-8 and to the Toyus Bil'am + 1:11 Ex 31:16 (Error of Balaam) they surrendered for revach (gain), and in the mered (rebellion) of Korach against HaMemshalah + 1:11 Ex 16:1-35 they were destroyed!

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Cross References

Romans 1:21Because, even though they in actual fact knew G-d, they did not ascribe Him kavod (glory) as G-d or give hodayah (thanksgiving) to Him, but became filled with hevel (futility, vanity, emptiness, worthlessness) in their thinking, and their senseless levavot were darkened.

Matthew Henry on Jude 1:9-16

Contumacious Professors. ( a. d. 66.) 8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of… Read the whole commentary →

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