When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
Exodus 7:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers #– #the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Pharaoh called for the wise men [skilled in magic and divination] and the sorcerers (wizards and jugglers). And they also, these magicians of Egypt, did similar things with their enchantments and secret arts. American Standard Version (1901) Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments. Common English Bible Then Pharaoh called together his wise men and wizards, and Egypt’s religious experts did the same thing by using their secret knowledge. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Pharaoh called the wise men and the sorcerers. And they also, by Egyptian incantations and certain secrets, did similarly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians: and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets did in like manner. |
When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.
But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their occult practices. So Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on people and animals.
The Nile will swarm with frogs; they will come up and go into your palace, into your bedroom and on your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans , to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
Daniel answered the king, ‘No wise man, medium, magician, or diviner is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.
So I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon to me in order that they might make the dream’s interpretation known to me.
There is a man in your kingdom who has a spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, mediums, Chaldeans, and diviners. Your own predecessor, the king,
The king shouted to bring in the mediums, Chaldeans, and diviners. He said to these wise men of Babylon, ‘Whoever reads this inscription and gives me its interpretation will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain round his neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.’
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie,
Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth. They are men who are corrupt in mind and worthless in regard to the faith.
But they will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be clear to all, as was the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres.
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners and pleaded, ‘What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we can send it back to its place.’