14 He deceives my own people who dwell on the eretz because of the signs which it was given him to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the eretz, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
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Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.