Verse 8

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 They replied,“He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist.” The king said,“He is Elijah the Tishbite.”
• Isa 20:2 : 2 At that time the LORD announced through Isaiah son of Amoz:“Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet.” He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.
• Zech 13:4 : 4 “Therefore, on that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies and will no longer wear the hairy garment of a prophet to deceive the people.
• Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.
• 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
• 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
• Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”