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


In Context

5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

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

7 yet he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'

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

9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more see him.

10 His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is 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 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.