Verse 6

John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."
  • Lev 11:22 : 22 Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
  • 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:
  • 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.