Then the king called for his wise men and magicians, and by their magic they did the same thing.

The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians.

In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the LORD Almighty has for Egypt.

Keep all your magic spells and charms; you have used them since you were young. Perhaps they will be of some help to you; perhaps you can frighten your enemies.

You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Let your astrologers come forward and save you--- those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens and tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you.

The advisers replied, "There is no one on the face of the earth who can tell Your Majesty what you want to know. No king, not even the greatest and most powerful, has ever made such a demand of his fortunetellers, magicians, and wizards.

What Your Majesty is asking for is so difficult that no one can do it for you except the gods, and they do not live among human beings."

Then all the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers were brought in, and I told them my dream, but they could not explain it to me.

The royal advisers came forward, but none of them could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

Jesus answered them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

As Jannes and Jambres were opposed to Moses, so also these people are opposed to the truth---people whose minds do not function and who are failures in the faith.

But they will not get very far, because everyone will see how stupid they are. That is just what happened to Jannes and Jambres.