Verse 8

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft garments? Look, those who wear soft clothing live in royal palaces.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 They replied, 'He was a man with a garment of hair and a leather belt around his waist.' The king said, 'It was Elijah the Tishbite.'
  • Isa 20:2 : 2 at that time, the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, 'Go, untie the sackcloth from around your waist and remove the sandals from your feet.' And he did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
  • Zech 13:4 : 4 On that day, every prophet will be ashamed of their visions when they prophesy. They will no longer wear a cloak of hair to deceive.
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John himself had a garment made of camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  • 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.
  • Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.