had his raiment, &c. Compare 2 Kings 1:8.
leathern girdle. Worn to-day by peasants in Palestine.
meat. food.
locusts. Locusts form the food of the people today; and, being provided for in the Law, are
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Matthew 3:4
4 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.