Verse Comparison: Job 27:20
American Standard Version
Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Amplified® Bible
Terrors overtake him like a [suddenly loosened] flood; a windstorm steals him away in the night.
Contemporary English Version
Terror will strike at night like a flood or a storm.
Darby English Version
Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.
Good News Bible
Terror will strike like a sudden flood; a wind in the night will blow them away;
King James Version
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
New American Standard Bible
"Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
New International Version
Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a tempest snatches him away in the night.
New King James Version
Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
Revised Standard Version
Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
Young's Literal Translation
Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.