Job
Job 20:8–9
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 20:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He will fly away | יָ֭עוּף | yā·‘ūp̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5774 fly |
| like a dream | כַּחֲל֣וֹם | ka·ḥă·lō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| never | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to be found | יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ | yim·ṣā·’ū·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| he will be chased away | וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד | wə·yud·daḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| like a vision | כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן | kə·ḥez·yō·wn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2384 vision |
| in the night | לָֽיְלָה׃ | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
Job 20:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The eye | עַ֣יִן | ‘a·yin | Noun - common singular | H5869 eye |
| saw him | שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ | šə·zā·p̲at·tû | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H7805 catch sight of, look on |
| will see him no | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| more | תוֹסִ֑יף | ṯō·w·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| and his place | מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | mə·qō·w·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| will no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֝֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| behold him | תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ | tə·šū·ren·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H7789 behold, regard |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 20:8 Psalm 90:5 · Psalm 73:20 · Isaiah 29:7–8 · Job 18:18
Job 20:9 Job 7:8 · Job 8:18 · Job 7:10 · Job 20:7 · Psalm 37:10 · Psalm 37:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.