Matthew 3:4

Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. ¹ 

John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt round his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

John’s clothes were woven from camel hair, and he wore a leather belt; his food was locusts and wild honey.

John dressed in a camel-hair habit tied at the waist by a leather strap. He lived on a diet of locusts and wild field honey.

Now John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. ¹ 

¹ sn John’s lifestyle was in stark contrast to many of the religious leaders of Jerusalem who lived in relative ease and luxury. While his clothing and diet were indicative of someone who lived in the desert, they also depicted him in his role as God’s prophet (cf. Zech 13:4); his appearance is similar to the Prophet Elijah (2 Kgs 1:8). Locusts and wild honey were a common diet in desert regions, and locusts (dried insects) are listed in Lev 11:22 among the “clean” foods.