supplication, petition for grace
supplication, petition for grace. Earnest pleading for unmerited mercy, cry of the brokenhearted (1 Kings 8:30, Psalm 6:9, Zechariah 12:10).
of a suppliant, an olive-branch, supplication
of a suppliant, an olive-branch, supplication. Primary meaning: of a suppliant, an olive-branch, supplication. Strong's: intreaty. Lexical nuances: of a suppliant ; as subst., ἡ ἱ. (sc. ῥάβδος ), in cl., an olive-branch , carried by a suppliant. In late Gk. = ἱκεσία , supplication : pl., δεήσεις κ. ἱ. , He 5:7 .
a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer
a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer. Primary meaning: a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer, petition. Strong's: a petition. Lexical nuances: a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25 ). an asking, entreaty, supplication ; in NT always addressed to God: Lk 1:13 , II Co 1:11 , Phl 1:19 , II Ti 1:3 , Ja 5:16 , I Pe 3:12 (LXX) ; with νηστεῖαι , Lk 2:37 ; προσευχή, -αί , Eph 6:18 , Phl 4:6 , I Ti 2:1 5:5 ; ἱκετηρίαι , He 5:7 ; προσκαρτέρησις , Eph 6:18 ; ἐντεύξεις , I Ti 2:1 ; δ. ποιεῖσθαι (Deiss., BS , 250), Lk 5:33 , Phl 1:4 (pl.), I Ti 2:1 ; ...
prayer, intercession, supplication
prayer, intercession, supplication. Prayer, liturgical supplication, intercessory appeal; core genre of Psalms ('A prayer of Moses', Psalm 90:1; Solomon's Temple prayer).
Job • Chapter 41 (34 verses)
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
Jeremiah • Chapter 42 (22 verses)
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray ... Mentions: Johanan , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Babylon , Egypt , Jerusalem .
Psalms • Chapter 28 (9 verses)
Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, and ...
Psalms • Chapter 142 (7 verses)
I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily la...
Psalms • Chapter 116 (19 verses)
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Mentions: Jerusalem .
a lighting upon, meeting with, conversation, a petition
a lighting upon, meeting with, conversation, a petition. Primary meaning: a lighting upon, meeting with, conversation, a petition. Strong's: an interview, i.e. (specially) supplication. Lexical nuances: a lighting upon, meeting with .
Psalms • Chapter 143 (12 verses)
Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to t...
1 Timothy • Chapter 2 (15 verses)
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Adam .
The Third Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 2 (33 verses)
Now was it that the high priest Simon bowed his knees over against the holy place, and spread out his hands in reverent form, and uttered the following supplication: O Lord, Lord, King of the heavens, and Ruler of the whole creation, Holy among the holy, sole Governor, Almighty, ... Mentions: Simon , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .
Psalms • Chapter 130 (8 verses)
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? Mentions: Jacob/Israel .
Psalms • Chapter 55 (23 verses)
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
to pray
to pray. Primary meaning: to pray. Strong's: to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship. Lexical nuances: to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mt 6:5-7 , 9 14:23 19:13 26:36 , 39 , 41 , 44 , Mk 1:35 6:46 11:24 , 25 13:33 (WH, R, txt., om.) Mk 14:32 , 38 , 39 , Lk 1:10 3:21 5:16 6:12 9:18 , 28 , 29 11:1 , 2 18:1 , 10 22:44 (WH, R, mg., om.), Ac 1:24 6:6 9:11 , 40 10:9 , 30 11:5 12:12 13:3 14:23 16:25 20:36 21:5 22:17 28:8 , I Co 11:4 , 5 14:14 , I Th 5:17 , I Ti 2:8 , Ja 5:...
Psalms • Chapter 86 (17 verses)
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 21 (28 verses)
My son, have you sinned? add no more thereto; And make supplication for your former sins. Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you draw near it will bite you: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men. All iniquity is as a two-edged sword;...
Psalms • Chapter 140 (13 verses)
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms • Chapter 6 (10 verses)
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Daniel • Chapter 9 (27 verses)
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he... Mentions: Daniel , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jerusalem , Egypt .
Philippians • Chapter 4 (23 verses)
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Thessalonica .
1 Timothy • Chapter 5 (25 verses)
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Psalms • Chapter 30 (12 verses)
I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Hebrews • Chapter 5 (14 verses)
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. An... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah .
Job • Chapter 8 (22 verses)
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Esther • Chapter 4 (17 verses)
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sac...
1 Kings • Chapter 9 (28 verses)
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon . And the Lord said unto him, I... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Tamar , Esau ( Edom ), Solomon's , Gibeon , Egypt , Tyre , Galilee .
Jeremiah • Chapter 31 (40 verses)
At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel , and they shall be my people. Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel , when I went to cause him to rest. The Lord hath appeared of old... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Ephraim , Judah , Samaria , Zion , Ramah 1 , Egypt .
Hosea • Chapter 12 (14 verses)
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt . The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah , and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according ... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Gilead , Gilgal 1 , Syria .
Jeremiah • Chapter 36 (32 verses)
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah , that this word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel , and against Judah , and against al... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Josiah , Judah, Jacob/Israel , Elishama , Jerusalem , Babylon .
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 51 (30 verses)
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, O King, And will praise you, O God my Saviour: I do give thanks to your name: For you were my protector and helper, And did deliver my body out of destruction, And out of the snare of a slanderous tongue, From lips that forge lies, And was my he...
Job • Chapter 9 (35 verses)
Then Job answered and said, I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 4 (31 verses)
My son, deprive not the poor of his living, And make not the needy eyes to wait long. Make not a hungry soul sorrowful; Neither provoke a man in his distress. To a heart that is provoked add not more trouble; And defer not to give to him that is in need.
The Wisdom of Solomon • Chapter 18 (25 verses)
But for your holy ones there was great light; And the Egyptians, hearing their voice but seeing not their form, Counted it a happy thing that they too had suffered, Yet for that they do not hurt them now, though wronged by them before, they are thankful; And because they had b...
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (36 verses)
THE brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem and they that are in the country of Judaea, send greeting to the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt , and wish them good peace: and may God do good to you, and remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob , his faith... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Jonathan , Jerusalem , Egypt , Persia .