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1007 B
General Information:
Zophar continues speaking to Job.
He will
"The wicked person will"
He will fly away like a dream ... he will be chased away like a vision of the night
Here "fly away" and "be chased away" represent disappearing. They may also imply being forgotten, since dreams and visions disappear when people forget them. AT: "He will disappear like a dream ... he will be forgotten like a vision of the night" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
will not be found
This can be stated in active form. AT: "no one will find him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
The eye that saw him
The eye represents a person. AT: "Anyone who saw him" or "The people who saw him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
his place
The phrase "his place" represents those who live in his place. AT: "the people who live in his place" or "his family" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)