¹⁴ But the woman received the two wings of a very big eagle. Then she could fly to the place in the wilderness that God had prepared for her. In that place God would keep her safe from the big snake. God would take care of her there for a time, times and half a time.^[a]

¹⁵ Then the dragon poured lots of water out of his mouth like a river. He wanted the river of water to carry the woman away. ¹⁶ But a big hole opened in the ground. The river that poured from the dragon's mouth went down into the hole. That helped the woman to escape.