8 Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night.
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.
8 He will fly away like a dream and not be found; he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
8 They fly off like a dream that can't be remembered, like a shadowy illusion that vanishes in the light.
8 He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
8 They will fade like a dream and not be found. They will vanish like a vision in the night.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 20:8
Commentary on Job 20:1-9
(Read Job 20:1-9)
Zophar's discourse is upon the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures and gains of sin bring disease and pain; they end in remorse, anguish, and ruin. Dissembled piety is double iniquity, and the ruin that attends it will be accordingly.