Verse 8

They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

Referenced Verses

• Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Zech 13:4 : 4 It will happen in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision, when he prophesies; neither will they wear a hairy mantle to deceive:
• Mark 1:6 : 6 John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
• Luke 1:17 : 17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."
• Rev 11:3 : 3 I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."
• Isa 20:2 : 2 at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your shoes from off your feet." He did so, walking naked and barefoot.
• Matt 11:8 : 8 But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.