'Plead' in the Bible

Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I plead with you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.

Now then, take your stand, so that I may plead and contend with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did for you and for your fathers.

May the Lord be the judge and render judgment between me and you; and may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me by saving me from your hand.”

Mordecai also gave him a copy of the text of the decree which had been issued in Susa for the Jews destruction, so that he might show Esther and explain it to her, and order her to go in to the king to seek his favor and plead with him for [the lives of] her people.

“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.

“If indeed you [braggarts] vaunt and magnify yourselves over meAnd prove my disgrace (humiliation) to me,

“Would He contend against me with His great power?No, surely He would give attention to me.

Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation.O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.

Plead my cause and redeem me;Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.

For the Lord will plead their caseAnd take the life of those who rob them.

For their Redeemer is strong and mighty;He will plead their case against you.

Learn to do good.Seek justice,Rebuke the ruthless,Defend the fatherless,Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].

“Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together;State your position, that you may be proved right.

Yet you keep saying, ‘I am innocent;Surely His anger has turned away from me.’Behold (listen very carefully), I will bring you to judgment and will plead my case against youBecause you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),They excel in acts of wickedness;They do not plead the cause,The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:Why has the way of the wicked prospered?Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?

‘There is no one to plead your cause;No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound,No recovery for you.

“Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name.He will most certainly plead their case and defend their causeSo that He may bring rest to their land,But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.

Therefore thus says the Lord,“Behold, I will plead your caseAnd take full vengeance for you;I will dry up her sea and great reservoirAnd make her fountain dry.

“Contend with your mother (nation); contend,For she is not my wife and I am not her husband;And have her remove her [marks of] prostitution from her faceAnd her adultery from between her breasts

Hear now what the Lord is saying,“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,And let the hills [as witnesses] hear your voice.

But the elder brother became angry and deeply resentful and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.

Do not sharply reprimand an older man, but appeal to him as [you would to] a father, to younger men as brothers,