Zechariah 13:4

shall be ashamed Pusey compares Acts 19:18-20.

hath prophesied Rather, prophesieth, as R. V.

a rough garment Lit. a cloak of hair: a hairy mantle, R. V. The word for cloak, or cape, is that used for the mantleof Elijah (1 Kings 19:13; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Kings 2:13-14), "the cape or wrapper, which, with the exception of a strip of skin or leather round his loins, formed, as we have every reason to believe, his sole garment." Bibl. Dict., Art. Mantle. This cloak or cape was either woven of camels" hair or was perhaps a sheep's skin (μηλωτής LXX. Comp. 2 Kings 1:8; Genesis 25:25; Matthew 3:4). It would seem from this passage that it had been worn by succeeding prophets in imitation of Elijah, and so had come to be regarded as the badge of a prophet.