Jude 1:8

Likewise, indeed, these [“certain men,” 1:4], these dreamers, on the one hand, pollute the basar (flesh); on the other hand, they do not recognize HaMemshalah (rule) of glorious heavenly beings; instead, they speak lashon hora with Chillul Hashem railing against them.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

In Context

7As S'dom and Amora and the cities around them, in a doime (similar) manner to these, indulging in gilui arayot (sexual immorality) against the course of nature and turning aside and going after alien flesh, are set forth to lie in public view as a mofet (example), undergoing the onesh of Eish Olam + 1:7 Isa 66:24; Mt 25:46; Rv 20:10 (Eternal Fire).

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!”

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Cross References

Genesis 3:5For Elohim doth know that in the yom ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be like Elohim, knowing tov and rah.

Numbers 16:3And they gathered themselves together against Moshe and against Aharon, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing Kol HaEdah are Kedoshim, every one of them, and Hashem is among them; why then lift ye up yourselves above the Kehal Hashem?

Psalms 2:1Why do the Goyim rage, 1 and the Amim (peoples) imagine a vain thing? 1

Proverbs 30:11There is a dor (generation) that curseth its av, 1 and doth not make a bracha on its em. 1

Ecclesiastes 10:20Curse not the Melech, no not in thy thought; 1 and curse not the oisher in thy bedchamber; 1 for an Oph haShomayim may carry the voice, 1 and that which hath wings may report what you say.

Luke 11:25And when it comes, it finds the bais having been swept and put beseder.

Matthew Henry on Jude 1:4-8

The Common Salvation; Monuments of Judgment. ( a. d. 66.) 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will… Read the whole commentary →

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