7391. 'And said, Plead with Jehovah' means self abasement resulting from weariness. This is clear from the meaning of 'pleading with Jehovah' as self-abasement, for one who pleads is self-abased, as likewise is one who asks another to plead on his behalf. The reason why 'pleading' means self-abasement is that angels pay no attention to the pleas, only to the self-abasement present in the person making them. For pleas made without self-abasement are no more than sounds made by the voice which do not penetrate the angels' hearing and perception. The fact that weariness is the cause of the self-abasement, that is to say, a weariness that comes as a result of using reasonings arising from utter falsities, will be seen in what follows immediately below.