Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair—woven of it.
and a leathern girdle about his loins—the prophetic dress of Elijah (II 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 (I Samuel 14:25-26). This dress and diet, with the shrill cry in the wilderness, would recall the stern days of Elijah.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Matthew 3:4:
Isaiah 7:15
Isaiah 20:2
Zechariah 13:4
Matthew 3:1
Mark 1:1
Mark 1:3
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