“But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.”
What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. The second rhetorical contrast: John in the wilderness wearing camel hair is the opposite of the court figure in soft clothing. The contrast between the wilderness prophet and the palace courtier communicates John's independence from the political and social establishment. The one who wears soft clothing in kings' houses is the one who tells kings what they want to hear; John told Herod the truth about his marriage and went to prison for it.
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