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

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.

Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.

You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.

What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs forth now. Don't you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.

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

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The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.
Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

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You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.
Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs forth now. Don't you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'
The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

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Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?
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