Matthew 3:4
Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
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5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:22you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.
1 Samuel 14:25And all the common people went into a forest, in which there was honey on the surface of the field.
Zechariah 13:4And this shall be: In that day, the prophets will be confounded, each one by his own vision, when he will prophesy. Neither will they be covered with a garment of sackcloth in order to deceive.
Matthew 11:8So what did you go out to see? A man in soft garments? Behold, those who are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings.
Mark 1:6And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.
Revelation 11:3And I will present my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:2-7
The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all… Read the whole commentary →