And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Treasury of Scripture life. Gr. breath. Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Psalm 135:17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood... Jeremiah 51:17 Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood... Habakkuk 2:19 Woe to him that said to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver... James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. *Gr: speak. Psalm 115:5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: Psalm 135:16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them... cause. See on ver. Revelation 13:14 And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast... Revelation 16:2,5 And the first went, and poured out his vial on the earth... Revelation 17:6,14,17 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her... Revelation 18:20,24 Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her... Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked miracles before him... Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them... Daniel 7:20,25 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes...
Context The Beast Out of the Earth
11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. 12And he excercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image to the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was given him to give life to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak; and should cause, that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast, should be slain.
Darby Bible Translation
And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.
King James Bible
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Young's Literal Translation
and there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, that also the image of the beast may speak, and that it may cause as many as shall not bow before the image of the beast, that they may be killed.
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