Matthew 3:4

“The same John had his raiment, etc.] The Evangelist goes on to describe this excellent person, the forerunner of our Lord, by his raiment; the same John of whom Isaiah prophesied, and who came preaching the doctrine in the place and manner before expressed, had his raiment of camel’s hair; not of camel’s hair softened and dressed, which the Talmudists F144 call µylmg rmx “camel’s wool”; of which wool of camels and of hares, the Jews say F145 the coats were made, with which God clothed Adam and Eve; and which being spun to a thread, and wove, and made a garment of, they call F146 hlymj, and we “camlet”; for this would have been too fine and soft for John to wear, which is denied of him,…”

“And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair--woven of it. and a leathern girdle about his loins--the prophetic dress of Elijah (Kg2 1:8; and see Zac 13:4). and his meat was locusts--the great, well-known Eastern locust, a food of the poor (Lev 11:22). and wild honey--made by wild bees (Sa1 14:25-26). This dress and diet, with the shrill cry in the wilderness, would recall the stern days of Elijah.”

“His raiment of camel’s hair - His clothing. This is not the fine hair of the camel from which our elegant cloth is made called camlet, nor the more elegant stuff brought from the East Indies under the name of “camel’s hair,” but the long shaggy hair of the camel, from which a coarse cheap cloth is made, still worn by the poorer classes in the East, and by monks. This dress of the camel’s hair, and a leather belt, it seems, was the common dress of the prophets, 2 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 13:4. His meat was locusts - His food. These constituted the food of the common people. Among the Greeks the vilest of the people used to eat them; and the fact that John made his food of them is significant of…”

“John had his raiment of camels' hair - Coarse and rough, suiting his character and doctrine. A leathern girdle - Like Elijah, in whose spirit and power he came. His food was locusts and wild honey - Locusts are ranked among clean meats, Lev 11:22. But these were not always to be had. So in default of those, he fed on wild honey. Matthew 3:6”

“3:4 John’s clothes and food correspond to those of his prophetic predecessor, Elijah (2 Kgs 1:8; Mal 4:5; Sirach 48:10-11).”

“his raiment: Mat 11:8; Kg2 1:8; Zac 13:4; Mal 4:5; Mar 1:6; Luk 1:17; Rev 11:3 and his: Mat 11:18; Lev 11:22 wild: Deu 32:13; Sa1 14:25-27 Matthew 3:5”