The setting changes from John being in heaven to being in a wilderness. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# pearls
beautiful and valuable white beads. They are formed inside the shell of a certain kind of small animal that lives in the ocean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
# On her forehead was written a name
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Someone had written on her forehead a name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]).
If it needs to be made clear that the name refers to the woman, it can be put in a sentence. AT: "I am Babylon, the powerful one" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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