Job 20:9

"He will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night."

Key Reflection

In Job 20:9, the spiritual meaning suggests that what seems valuable or permanent in life is ultimately fleeting and illusory. Just as a dream or a vision vanishes with the dawn, so too can one’s earthly pursuits and possessions prove to be transient and unattainable when faced with divine judgment or the inevitability of death.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The eye also which saw him -This is almost exactly the language which Job uses respecting himself. SeeJob 7:8, note;Job 7:10, note.

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