⁸ They ^[a]answered him, “^(A)He was a hairy man with a leather girdle ^[b]bound about his loins.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

² at that time the Lord spoke through ^(A)Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the ^(B)sackcloth from your hips and take your ^(C)shoes off your feet.” And he did so, going ^(D)naked and barefoot.

⁴ Now John himself had ^[a](A)a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was ^(B)locusts and wild honey.