"And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto Him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul... " (Enos 1:4)

"Supplication" is defined as a humble or earnest petition or entreaty, a humble prayer addressed to God that often specifically petitions for a special blessing.

The root of supplication comes from "to be flat," or pliant. It also has the sense of supple or foldable. In a literal sense, to supplicate means to be on folded knees. Another sense of the word is to beg humbly.

The word supplication, as used in the Old Testament, is a translation of a number of words, which mean to bend or to stoop; to beg for favor, grace or pity; to entreat; or to search for the answer to a hard question, proverb or riddle. The Greek word in the New Testament is essentially the same with the additional sense of beseeching or begging as binding oneself.

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