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.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair [that is, woven of it] and a leather girdle about his loins-the prophetic dress of Elijah (2 Kings 1:8; and see Zechariah 13:4).
And his meat was locusts - the great well-known eastern locust, a food of the poor (Leviticus 11:22).
And wild honey - made by wild bees (1 Samuel 14:25-26). This dress and diet, with the shrill cry in the wilderness, would recall the stern days of Elijah.