So the king called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their tricks and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.
Exodus 8:7 - Easy To Read Version The magicians used their tricks to do the same thing—so even more frogs came out onto the land in Egypt! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the magicians did the same thing with their enchantments and secret arts, and brought up [more] frogs upon the land of Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Common English Bible However, the Egyptian religious experts were able to do the same thing by their secret knowledge. They too made frogs crawl up onto the land of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the sorcerers also, by their incantations, did similarly, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner: and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt |
So the king called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their tricks and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.
The magicians used their tricks and did the same thing. So Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. This happened just like the Lord said.
The magicians used their tricks and tried to do the same thing. But the magicians could not make lice come from the dust. The lice remained on the animals and the people.
False Christs and false prophets {\cf2\super [372]} will come and do great things and miracles. {\cf2\super [373]} They will do these things to the people God has chosen. They will do these things to try to fool his people, if that is possible.
Remember Jannes and Jambres. {\cf2\super [17]} They were against Moses. {\cf2\super [18]} It is the same with these people. They are against the truth. They are people whose thinking has been confused. They have failed in trying to follow the faith.
This second animal fools the people that live on the earth. He fools them by using the miracles that he has been given the power to do. He does these miracles to serve the first animal. The second animal ordered people to make an idol {\cf2\super [96]} to honor the first animal. This was the animal that was wounded by the sword but did not die.