16 occurrences

'Diminish' in the Bible

and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

Verse ConceptsNo ReductionTroubling Groups Of People

the rich doth not multiply, and the poor doth not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

Verse ConceptsEquality In PaymentCoinageBeing PoorValuation Of PeopleTax To Be PaidWealthy People

according to the multitude of the years thou dost multiply its price, and according to the fewness of the years thou dost diminish its price; for a number of increases he is selling to thee;

Verse ConceptsAccording To Timepotential

to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; to each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

'And ye have inherited the land by lot, by your families; to the many ye increase their inheritance, and to the few ye diminish their inheritance; whither the lot goeth out to him, it is his; by the tribes of your fathers ye inherit.

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

And the cities which ye give are of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

Ye do not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor diminish from it, to keep the commands of Jehovah 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

Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

Verse ConceptsNo Fear Of Godpiety

When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

Verse ConceptsNature

And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGod Multipling PeopleGod Blesses

Thus said Jehovah, Stand thou in the court of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast spoken unto all those of the cities of Judah who are coming in to bow themselves in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them, thou dost not diminish a word.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardCommands, in OTScripture, Sufficiency OfSubtracting From God

Therefore, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah: Because My sanctuary thou hast defiled, With all thy detestable things, And with all thine abominations, Mine eye pitieth not, and I also spare not. Do not even I also diminish?

Verse ConceptsAbominations, Judgments OfGod Without MercyNot SparingPolluting Holy PlacesDefilement

And lo, I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I diminish thy portion, And give thee to the desire of those hating thee, The daughters of the Philistines, Who are ashamed of thy wicked way.

Verse ConceptsLewdnessStretching OutEvil DesiresPeople Being HatedShame Of Bad ConductThey Committed ImmoralityGod Will Cause DefeatGreedbehavior

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of his going down to sheol I have caused mourning, I have covered for him the deep, and diminish its flowings, And restrained are many waters, And I make Lebanon black for him, And all trees of the field have been covered for him.

Verse ConceptsMourning DeathHarming TreesThe Fact Of Death

Bible Theasaurus

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

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ἥττημα 
hettema 
Usage: 2