Matthew 3:4

Now this same John had clothing made of camel’s hair and a [wide] leather band around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Leviticus 11:22

Of these you may eat: the whole species of migratory locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper.

2 Kings 1:8

They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a [wide] leather band bound around his loins.” And Ahaziah said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

Zechariah 13:4

And in that day the [false] prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies, and they will not wear a hairy robe [of true prophets] in order to deceive,

Matthew 11:8

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh desert]? Those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!

Mark 1:6

John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a [wide] leather band around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Deuteronomy 32:13


“He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth,
And he ate the produce of the field;
And He made him suck honey from the rock,
And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,

1 Samuel 14:25-27

All the people of the land came to a forest, and there was honey on the ground.

Malachi 4:5

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

Luke 1:17

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”

Revelation 11:3

And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.”

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Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

His raiment

Matthew 11:8
What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh desert]? Those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!
2 Kings 1:8
They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a [wide] leather band bound around his loins.” And Ahaziah said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Zechariah 13:4
And in that day the [false] prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies, and they will not wear a hairy robe [of true prophets] in order to deceive,
Malachi 4:5
“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Mark 1:6
John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a [wide] leather band around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Luke 1:17
It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”
Revelation 11:3
And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.”

And his

Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
Leviticus 11:22
Of these you may eat: the whole species of migratory locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper.

Wild

Deuteronomy 32:13

“He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth,
And he ate the produce of the field;
And He made him suck honey from the rock,
And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,
1 Samuel 14:25
All the people of the land came to a forest, and there was honey on the ground.

General references

Leviticus 11:22
Of these you may eat: the whole species of migratory locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper.
Luke 1:16
He will turn many of the sons of Israel back [from sin] to [love and serve] the Lord their God.