pleadeth

"A man" is in the Hebrew a poor man, upon whom such unjust condemnations might be practiced with more impunity than on the rich; compare Isa 29: 19, "the meek ... the poor." him that reproveth -- rather, "pleadeth"; one who has a suit at issue. gate -- the place of concourse in a city, where courts of justice were held (Ru 4: 11; Pr 31: 23; Am 5: 10, 12). just -- one who has a just cause; or, Jesus Christ, "the Just One"

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Elias? how he maketh intercession -- "pleadeth" against Israel -- (The word "saying," which follows, as also the particle

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Fat flesh is fit for naught but the flasher, nor is there one point therein that pleadeth for praise.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Besides, nihil in hac amoris voce subtimendum, there is nothing here to be excepted at; love is a species of melancholy, and a necessary part of this my treatise, which I may not omit; operi suscepto inserviendum fuit: so Jacobus Mysillius pleadeth for himself in his translation of Lucian's dialogues, and so do I;

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Seneca pleadeth hard for poverty, and so did those lazy philosophers: but in the meantime [3784] he was rich, they had wherewithal to maintain themselves; but doth any poor man extol it?

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

As will plainly appeare unto you, either in all, or a great part of my Novell, whereto our Citie pleadeth some title; though, by the diversity of our discourses, talking of so many severall accidents; we have wandred into many other parts of the world, to make all answerable to our owne liking.

The Decameron 2004