11 occurrences

'Diminish' in the Bible

The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.

Verse ConceptsMonth 10VisibilityWaters SubsidingMonths

But the number of bricks which they were making before, you shall [still] require of them; you are not to reduce it in the least. For they are idle and lazy; that is why they cry, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

The Hebrew foremen saw that they were in a bad situation because they were told, “You must not reduce [in the least] your daily quota of bricks.”

Verse ConceptsNo ReductionTroubling Groups Of People

If the years [until the next Jubilee] are many, you shall increase the price, but if the years remaining are few, you shall reduce the price, because it is the number of crops that he is selling to you.

Verse ConceptsAccording To Timepotential

You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you.

Verse ConceptsAdding to the BibleCommands, in OTRespect, For God's CharacterRevelation, In NtWord Of GodAdditionsAdding To GodSubtracting From God

O Lord, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure—Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.

Verse ConceptsCorrectionChastisementNothingLet Not God Be AngryGod Requite Them!Judgementwrath

So, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you and withdraw, and My eye will have no pity and I will not spare [you].

Verse ConceptsAbominations, Judgments OfGod Without MercyNot SparingPolluting Holy PlacesDefilement

It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations.

Verse ConceptsInferiority

Yes, even though [with presents] they hire allies among the nations,Now I will gather them up;And [in a little while] they will begin to grow weak and diminishBecause of the burden imposed by the king of princes [the king of Assyria].

Verse ConceptsGathering Israel

Bible Theasaurus

Belittle (1 instance)
Decrease (9 instances)
Diminish (25 instances)
Lessen (5 instances)

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Definition
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ἥττημα 
hettema 
Usage: 2