'How?' the LORD asked. The spirit replied, 'I will go and make all of Ahab's prophets tell lies.' The LORD said, 'Go and deceive him. You will succeed.' "

At night my bones all ache; the pain that gnaws me never stops.

He throws me down in the mud; I am no better than dirt.

They will spread out like fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and everywhere they will produce boils that become open sores on the people and the animals."

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

The LORD will send boils on you, as he did on the Egyptians. He will make your bodies break out with sores. You will be covered with scabs, and you will itch, but there will be no cure.

The LORD will cover your legs with incurable, painful sores; boils will cover you from head to foot.

and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not turn from their evil ways.

From head to foot there is not a healthy spot on your body. You are covered with bruises and sores and open wounds. Your wounds have not been cleaned or bandaged. No medicine has been put on them.

But I will punish them---I will shave their heads and leave them bald."