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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)

he had given his authority to the beast

"he had caused the beast to have as much authority as he had"

Who is like the beast?

This question shows how amazed they were about the beast. Alternate translation: "No one is as powerful as the beast!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

Who can fight against it?

This question shows how much the people feared the power of the beast. Alternate translation: "No one could ever fight against the beast and win!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)