Read Full ChapterJohn was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} John{G2491} was{G2258}{(G5713)} clothed{G1746}{(G5765)} with camel's{G2574} hair{G2359}, and{G2532} with a girdle{G2223} of a skin{G1193} about{G4012} his{G846} loins{G3751}; and{G2532} he did eat{G2068}{(G5723)} locusts{G200} and{G2532} wild{G66} honey{G3192};
Strong's King James
Now Yochanan was clothed with camel's hair, a leather belt about his waist and he kept eating locusts and wild honey
The F.O.G
[6] John lived as simply as his message, wearing rough camel's hair cloth tied with a leather belt, surviving on locusts and wild honey. His lifestyle proclaimed that God's message mattered more than material comfort.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,
Young's Literal Translation
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