And they said to him, “(A)He was a hairy man with a leather [a]belt worn around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

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  1. 2 Kings 1:8 Lit loincloth

They replied, “He had a garment of hair[a](A) and had a leather belt around his waist.”

The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

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  1. 2 Kings 1:8 Or He was a hairy man

Also it will come about on that day that the prophets will each be (A)ashamed of his vision when he prophesies, and they will not put on a (B)hairy robe in order to deceive;

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“On that day every prophet will be ashamed(A) of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment(B) of hair(C) in order to deceive.(D)

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[a]But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ [b]palaces!

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  1. Matthew 11:8 Or Well then,
  2. Matthew 11:8 Lit houses

If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.

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John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore (A)a leather belt around his waist, and [a]his diet was locusts and wild honey.

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  1. Mark 1:6 Lit was eating

John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,(A) and he ate locusts(B) and wild honey.

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