Plead

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

…and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

…and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?

Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!

I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.

There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.

Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.

…urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD

…and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’

And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”