8He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.


In Context

5 The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,

7 Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

8 He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.

9 The eye which saw him shall see him not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.

10 His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.

Job 20:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:8Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:8As a dream that fleeth away he shall not be found, he shall pass as a vision of the night:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yes, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.