Job 20:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 20:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Job 20:8 — World English Bible

Job 20:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Job 20:8 — American Standard Version

Job 20:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Job 20:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Job 20:8 — Darby Translation

Job 20:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shall flee away as a dreame, and they shall not finde him, and shall passe away as a vision of the night,”

Job 20:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:8 in Context — Job 20

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

7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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

9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

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What Does Job 20:8 Mean?

Job 20:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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