In the Lord’ s hand the king’s heart is like a stream of water. The Lord directs it toward all those who please him.

王的心在耶和华手中，好像陇沟的水随意流转。

王的心在耶和华手中像河水，他能使它随意流转。

王的心在耶和华手中像河水，他能使它随意流转。

耶和华掌管君王的心，易如支配垄沟的流水。

君王的心在耶和华手中，好像水沟的水，他可以随意转移。

王的心在耶和华的手中，就像河渠的水：耶和华可以任意使它流转。

王的心在耶和華手中，好像隴溝的水隨意流轉。

王的心在耶和華手中像河水，他能使它隨意流轉。

王的心在耶和華手中像河水，他能使它隨意流轉。

耶和華掌管君王的心，易如支配壟溝的流水。

君王的心在耶和華手中，好像水溝的水，他可以隨意轉移。

王的心在永恆主手中、像隴溝的水、任隨所喜悅的而流轉。

王的心在耶和華的手中，就像河渠的水：耶和華可以任意使它流轉。

王之心志、在耶和華掌握、如溝洫之水、隨意運轉之、

王志所向、耶和華挽其意、如回狂瀾於既倒。

王之心志、在主掌握、隨意引之、如溝洫之水然、

In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.

The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.

A king’s heart is like channeled water in the LORD’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He pleases.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever He chooses.

The king’s heart[ is] in the hand of the LORD,[ as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

In their hearts human beings plan their lives. But the Lord decides where their steps will take them.

The Lord directs a person’s steps. So how can anyone understand their own way?

For seven days they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy. That’s because the Lord had filled them with joy. They were glad because he had changed the mind of the king of Persia. So the king had helped them with the work on the house of the God of Israel.

He saved Joseph from all his troubles. God made Joseph wise. He helped him to become the friend of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made Joseph ruler over Egypt and his whole palace.

People make plans in their hearts. But the Lord puts the correct answer on their tongues.

He considers all the nations on earth to be nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven. He does what he wants with the nations of the earth. No one can hold back his hand. No one can say to him,“ What have you done?”

So here is what I, Ezra, say to you people of Israel.“ Give praise to the Lord. He is the God of our people who lived long ago. He has put it in the king’s heart to bring honor to the Lord’ s temple in Jerusalem. The king has honored the Lord in his letter.The Lord has been kind to me. He has caused the king and his advisers to be kind to me. In fact, all the king’s powerful officials have been kind to me. The strong hand of the Lord my God helped me. That gave me new strength. So I gathered together leaders from Israel to go up to Jerusalem with me.”

He made all those who held them as prisoners have mercy on them.

He made the Egyptians hate his people. The Egyptians made evil plans against them.

You opened up streams and springs. You dried up rivers that flow all year long.

I am about to do something new. It is beginning to happen even now. Don’t you see it coming? I am going to make a way for you to go through the desert. I will make streams of water in the dry and empty land.

The king said to me,“ What do you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven.

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.

I say to the deep waters,‘ Dry up. Let your streams become dry.’

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

The Red Sea saw him and parted. The Jordan River stopped flowing.

But Lord, you are more powerful than the roar of the ocean. You are stronger than the waves of the sea. Lord, you are powerful in heaven.

Red Sea, why did you part? Jordan River, why did you stop flowing?

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water. They became blood.