Job 20:8
ContextNET © | Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, 1 and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. |
NIV © | Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night. |
NASB © | "He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away. |
NLT © | He will fade like a dream and not be found. He will vanish like a vision in the night. |
MSG © | They fly off like a dream that can't be remembered, like a shadowy illusion that vanishes in the light. |
BBE © | He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night. |
NRSV © | They will fly away like a dream, and not be found; they will be chased away like a vision of the night. |
NKJV © | He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. |
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NET © | Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, 1 and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and they do not find him.” The verb has no expressed subject, and so here is equivalent to a passive. The clause itself is taken adverbially in the sentence. |