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Job_20:8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Ver. 8. He shall fly away as a dream, &c.] As a delightful dream is soon forgotten, so shall it be with the hypocrite. His felicity is merely imaginary, his joy is but as the commotion of the affections in a dream, which comes to nothing, Isa_29:7-8. A man that is to be hanged next day may dream over night he shall be a king. A man that sleepeth upon a steep rock may dream of great possessions befallen him, and, starting for joy, may fall to the bottom, and mischieve himself. Psa_73:20, "As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when thou wakest, thou shalt despise their image"; that is, their painted pageant of outward pomp. Surely such of all men, walk in a vain show or in an image, Psa_39:6; their seeming prosperity hath no tack or consistence in it, themselves and their money perish together, Act_8:20.
Yea, he shall be chased away] By the displeasure of Almighty God, he shall be driven or rather kicked out of the world.
As a vision of the night] Phasma, sire Phantasma, which passes sooner out of memory, and is more transient than a day vision.