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Matthew 3:4

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4 And the same John had his garment of camels' hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Commentarius

 

Leathern girdle, the, which John the Baptist wore

  

'The leathern girdle' which John the Baptist wore signifies an external band that receives and contains interior things.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 9372)