Job 20:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He flies awayיָ֭עוּף
(ya·'uf)
5774a: to flya prim. root
like a dream,כַּחֲלֹ֣ום
(ka·cha·lo·vm)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
and they cannotוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
findיִמְצָא֑וּהוּ
(yim·tza·'u·hu;)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him; Even like a visionכְּחֶזְיֹ֥ון
(ke·chez·yo·vn)
2384: visionfrom chazah
of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃
(la·ye·lah.)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
he is chased away.וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד
(ve·yud·dad)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He shall fly away
`uwph  (oof)
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
as a dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
and shall not be found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
yea he shall be chased away
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
as a vision
chizzayown  (khiz-zaw-yone')
a revelation, expectation by dream -- vision.
of the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will fly away like a dream and never be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

International Standard Version
He'll vanish like a dream, and no one will find him; he will be chased away like a night vision."

NET Bible
Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will fly away like a dream and not be found. He will be chased away like a vision in the night.

King James 2000 Bible
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
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