Quotes about Petition
And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
— Esther 5:6
Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:
— Esther 5:7
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
— Esther 5:8
and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
— Esther 7:2
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
— Esther 7:3
who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
— Esther 9:12
Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
— Job 16:21
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
— Psalm 17:6
Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
— Psalm 54:2
I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
— Psalm 140:6
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
— Isaiah 38:2
As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.
— Jeremiah 7:16