Job 20
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 20:5-9

5That the 1triumphingH7445 of the wickedH7563 is shortH7138, And 2the joyH8057 of the godlessH2611 momentaryH5704H7281?6ThoughH518 his loftinessH7863 34reachesH5927 the heavensH8064, And his headH7218 touchesH5060 the cloudsH5645,7He 5perishesH6 foreverH5331 like his refuseH1561; Those who have seenH7200 him 6will sayH559, ‘WhereH335 is he?’8He fliesH5774 awayH5774 like a 7dreamH2472, and they cannotH3808 findH4672 him; Even like a visionH2384 of the nightH3915 he is 8chasedH5074 awayH5074.9The 9eyeH5869 which sawH7805 him sees him noH3808 longer, And 10his placeH4725 noH3808 longerH5750 beholdsH7789 him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 20:5 Job 8:12, 13; Ps 37:35, 36 ↩
  2. 2. Job 20:5 Job 8:13 ↩
  3. 3. Job 20:6 Lit goes up to ↩
  4. 4. Job 20:6 Is 14:13, 14; Obad 3, 4 ↩
  5. 5. Job 20:7 Job 4:20; 14:20 ↩
  6. 6. Job 20:7 Job 7:10; 8:18 ↩
  7. 7. Job 20:8 Ps 73:20; 90:5 ↩
  8. 8. Job 20:8 Job 18:18; 27:21-23 ↩
  9. 9. Job 20:9 Job 7:8; 8:18 ↩
  10. 10. Job 20:9 Job 7:10 ↩

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