Job 20:8

Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked

7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ 8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. 9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.

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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 (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.
Bible in Basic English
He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night.
Free Bible Version
They will vanish like a dream, never to be found, fleeing like a vision of the night.
King James (Authorized) 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.
Translation for Translators
They will be forgotten like [SIM] a dream is, and they will exist no more. They will vanish, like visions that people see during the night.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He will fly away like a dream and will not be found; indeed, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
Noah Webster Bible
He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
World English Bible
He will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
Young's Literal Translation
As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,