Exodus 8:7 But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

English Standard Version
But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

New American Standard Bible
The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

King James Bible
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

International Standard Version
But the magicians did the same thing with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

American Standard Version
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner, and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt

Darby Bible Translation
And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

8:1-15 Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with birds of prey, but he chose to do it by these despicable creatures. God, when he pleases, can arm the smallest parts of the creation against us. He thereby humbled Pharaoh. They should neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep in quiet; but wherever they were, they should be troubled by the frogs. God's curse upon a man will pursue him wherever he goes, and lie heavy upon him whatever he does. Pharaoh gave way under this plague. He promises that he will let the people go. Those who bid defiance to God and prayer, first or last, will be made to see their need of both. But when Pharaoh saw there was respite, he hardened his heart. Till the heart is renewed by the grace of God, the thoughts made by affliction do not abide; the convictions wear off, and the promises that were given are forgotten. Till the state of the air is changed, what thaws in the sun will freeze again in the shade.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. the magicians did so with their enchantments—required no great art to make the offensive reptiles appear on any small spot of ground. What they undertook to do already existed in abundance all around. They would better have shown their power by removing the frogs.