'Reduce' in the Bible

But you must require of them the same quota of bricks that they were making before. Do not reduce it, for they are slackers. That is why they are crying, 'Let us go sacrifice to our God.'

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks."

In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. Hazael attacked their eastern border.

Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!

Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?

"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"

Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.

I will reduce the people of this city to desperate straits during the siege imposed on it by their enemies who are seeking to kill them. I will make them so desperate that they will eat the flesh of their own sons and daughters and the flesh of one another."'"