King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Like a dream he flies off and is not found again; like a vision in the night he is chased away.
Berean Standard Bible:
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
American Standard Version:
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He shall fly away{H5774} as a dream{H2472}, and shall not be found{H4672}: yea, he shall be chased away{H5074} as a vision{H2384} of the night{H3915}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 73:20
- As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Psalms 90:5
- Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up.
Isaiah 29:7
- And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
Isaiah 29:8
- It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, [he is] faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Job 27:21
- The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Job 27:23
- [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Job 18:18
- He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
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Commentary for Job 20:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5774
There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עוּף
Transliteration: ʻûwph
Pronunciation: oof
Description: a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from עוֹף); to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning); brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary. - Strong's Number: H2472
There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֲלוֹם
Transliteration: chălôwm
Pronunciation: khal-ome'
Description: or (shortened) חֲלֹם; from חָלַם; a dream; dream(-er). - Strong's Number: H4672
There are 425 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָצָא
Transliteration: mâtsâʼ
Pronunciation: maw-tsaw'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on. - Strong's Number: H5074
There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָדַד
Transliteration: nâdad
Pronunciation: naw-dad'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away; chase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing). - Strong's Number: H2384
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חִזָּיוֹן
Transliteration: chizzâyôwn
Pronunciation: khiz-zaw-yone'
Description: from חָזָה; a revelation, expectation by dream; vision. - Strong's Number: H3915
There are 223 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לַיִל
Transliteration: layil
Pronunciation: lah'-yil
Description: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).