1.2 KiB
1.2 KiB
Connecting Statement:
John begins to describe another beast who appears in his vision.
it spoke like a dragon
Harsh speech is spoken of as if it were the roar of a dragon. AT: "it spoke harshly like a dragon speaks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
dragon
This was a large, fierce reptile, like a lizard. For Jewish people, it was a symbol of evil and chaos. The dragon is also identified as "the devil or Satan." See how you translated this in Revelation 12:3. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)
the earth and those who live on it
"everyone on the earth"
the one whose lethal wound had been healed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the one who had a lethal wound that healed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
lethal wound
"deadly wound." This was an injury that was serious enough that it could have made him die.