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Douay-Rheims
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As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.
King James
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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.
Louis Second
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Le coeur du roi est un courant d'eau dans la main de l'Éternel; Il l'incline partout où il veut
Martin Luther
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Des Königs Herz ist in der Hand des HErrn wie Wasserbäche, und er neiget es, wohin er will.
Vulgate
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sicut divisiones aquarum ita cor regis in manu Domini quocumque voluerit inclinabit illud

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


sicut : as, just as, as it were, (+verb in subj.) just as if.
ita : so, thus.
ita : (in narration) and so; (with adj. or adv.) so, so very.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
illud : (neut. sing. acc.) Break THOSE (fetters)!.
illud : (neut. sing. nom.) THAT (monastery) is well-built.