“And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;”
King James Version (KJV)
1:4 Preaching the baptism of repentance - That is, preaching repentance, and baptizing as a sign and means of it.
1:7 The latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose - That is, to do him the very meanest service.
Mr 1:6 John was clothed with camel's hair. See PNT "Mt 3:4".
And Iohn was clothed with camels haire, and with a girdle of a skin about his loines: and he did eat locusts and wilde honie,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
John was clothed with camel's hair and {wore} a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and `had' a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
- Basic English Bible
And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
- Darby Bible
And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;
- Webster's Bible
As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
- Weymouth Bible
John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
- World English Bible
And Joon was clothid with heeris of camels, and a girdil of skyn was about hise leendis; and he ete hony soukis, and wilde hony, and prechide,
- Wycliffe Bible
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,
- Youngs Literal Bible