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# Connecting Statement:
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John begins to describe another beast who appears in his vision.
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# it spoke like a dragon
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Harsh speech is spoken of as if it were the roar of a dragon. Alternate translation: "it spoke harshly like a dragon speaks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# dragon
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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](../12/03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])