- an hairy man:
- That is, he wore a rough garment, either made of camels' hair, as that of John Baptist, or of a skin, dressed with the hair on. Sir J. Chardin informs us, in a manuscript note on this place, cited by Mr. Harmer, that the eastern dervishes and fakeers are clothed just as Elijah was, with a hairy garment, girded with a leathern girdle. "At the same¹ timeª spakeª° the LORDª byª Isaiahª the sonª of Amoz,ª saying,ª° Go²°¹ and looseª° the sackclothª from off¹¹ thy loins,ª and put offª° thy shoeª from¹¹ thy foot.ª And he did¹ so,²°¹ walkingª° nakedª and barefoot.ª" {Isa 20:2} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª [that] the prophetsª shall be ashamedª° every oneª of his vision,ª¹ when he hath prophesied;ª° neither¹ shall they wearª° a roughª garmentª to¹ deceive:ª°" {Zch 13:4} + "Andª the sameª Johnª hadª° his²¹ raimentª ofª camel'sª hair,ª andª a leathernª girdleª aboutª hisª loins;ª andª his²¹ meatª wasª° locustsª andª wildª honey.ª" {Mtt 3:4} + "Butª whatª went ye outª° for to see?ª° A manª clothedª° inª softª raiment?ª behold,ª° they that wearª° softª [clothing] areª° inª kings'ª houses.ª" {Mtt 11:8} + "Andª heª shall goª° beforeª himª in² the spiritª andª powerª of Elias,ª to turnª° the heartsª of the fathersª toª the children,ª andª the disobedientª toª the wisdomª of the just;ª to make readyª° a peopleª preparedª° for the Lord.ª" {Lke 1:17} + "Andª I will giveª° [power] unto myª twoª witnesses,ª andª they shall prophesyª° a thousand² two hundred² [and] threescoreª¹¹ days,ª clothed¹ in²° sackcloth.ª" {Rev 11:3}
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