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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Dimmed</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/d/dimmed.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/job/17-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/d/dimmed.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Dimmed</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/d/dimly-lighted.htm" title="Dimly-lighted">◄</a> Dimmed <a href="/topical/d/dimnah.htm" title="Dimnah">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "dimmed" in the Bible often refers to a reduction in clarity, brightness, or understanding, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used to describe physical conditions, spiritual states, and prophetic visions. The concept of dimming can be associated with the loss of sight, the fading of glory, or the obscuring of truth.<br><br><b>Physical Sight and Dimness</b><br><br>In the context of physical sight, "dimmed" is used to describe the weakening of vision due to age or illness. One notable example is found in the account of Eli, the priest, whose eyesight had grown dim in his old age. In <a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2</a> , it is written, "And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room." This physical dimness serves as a backdrop to the spiritual dimness in Israel during that period, highlighting the need for divine revelation and guidance.<br><br><b>Spiritual and Moral Dimness</b><br><br>The Bible also uses the concept of dimness to describe spiritual and moral conditions. In <a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a> , the prophet speaks of the mission of the Servant of the Lord, "to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house." Here, dimness is metaphorically linked to spiritual blindness and captivity, emphasizing the need for enlightenment and liberation through God's intervention.<br><br><b>Prophetic and Eschatological Dimness</b><br><br>Dimness is also present in prophetic and eschatological contexts. In <a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a> , the prophet envisions a future where the sun and moon will no longer be needed for light, for the Lord will be an everlasting light. "No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor." This passage contrasts the temporary and dim light of celestial bodies with the eternal and perfect light of God, pointing to a future restoration and glory.<br><br><b>Dimness and Human Understanding</b><br><br>In the New Testament, dimness is used to describe the partial understanding of spiritual truths. The Apostle Paul, in <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a> , writes, "For now we see only a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." This passage acknowledges the limitations of human understanding in the present age, with the promise of complete clarity and knowledge in the age to come.<br><br><b>Dimness in the Context of Judgment</b><br><br>Dimness can also be associated with judgment and the withdrawal of divine favor. In <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a> , the prophet speaks of a time when gloom and darkness will be replaced by light and joy: "Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past, He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan." This transformation from dimness to light signifies the reversal of judgment and the coming of salvation.<br><br>In summary, the concept of "dimmed" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from physical impairment to spiritual obscurity, and from partial understanding to the anticipation of divine revelation and restoration. The imagery of dimness serves as a powerful reminder of the human condition and the hope for divine intervention and enlightenment.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Dim.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_christ_had_any_knowledge.htm"><span class="l">Whether Christ had any Knowledge Besides the Divine?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Therefore any other knowledge would have been superfluous in Him. Objection<br> 2: Further, the lesser light is <b>dimmed</b> by the greater. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ had any knowledge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/boethius/the_consolation_of_philosophy/book_i_to_pleasant_songs.htm"><span class="l">Book I to Pleasant Songs My Work was Erstwhile Given, and Bright <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> shewing. Their beauty was somewhat <b>dimmed</b> by the dulness of long neglect,<br> as is seen in the smoke-grimed masks of our ancestors. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../boethius/the consolation of philosophy/book i to pleasant songs.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jones/spiritual_reformers_in_the_16th_and_17th_centuries/chapter_xi_jacob_boehmes_way.htm"><span class="l">Jacob Boehme's "Way of Salvation"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> my good!" and formed his entire nature out of the dark-principle, and "his Light<br> went out." Adam and his offspring after him, however, only <b>dimmed</b> the native <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xi jacob boehmes way.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_19_of_the_69th_psalm.htm"><span class="l">Of the 69Th Psalm, in which the Obstinate Unbelief of the Jews is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> presently He brings in [these words]: "Let their table become a trap before them,<br> and a retribution, and an offence: let their eyes be <b>dimmed</b> that they see not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 19 of the 69th psalm.htm</font><p><a href="/library/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/chapter_xix_reflections_on_his.htm"><span class="l">Reflections on his Fiftieth Birthday. What a Wonderful Being is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> When the sun grows gray with age, his eye is <b>dimmed</b>, and darkness reigns, man will<br> still be drinking in the light of heaven from the morning star of eternity. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xix reflections on his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/teresa/the_life_of_st_teresa_of_jesus/chapter_xl_visions_revelations_and.htm"><span class="l">Visions, Revelations, and Locutions.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> conservation of its being. In heretics, the mirror is, as it were, broken<br> in pieces, and that is worse than being <b>dimmed</b>. There is a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xl visions revelations and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_i/christ_cleansing_the_temple.htm"><span class="l">Christ Cleansing the Temple</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is just like a drop of quicksilver which you cannot expose to the air but<br> instantaneously its brightness is <b>dimmed</b> by the scum that forms on its surface. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/christ cleansing the temple.htm</font><p><a href="/library/boethius/the_consolation_of_philosophy/book_v_here_she_made.htm"><span class="l">Book V Here She Made an End and was for Turning the Course of Her <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For when the mind turns its eyes from the light of truth on high to lower darkness,<br> soon they are <b>dimmed</b> by the clouds of ignorance, and become turbid through <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../boethius/the consolation of philosophy/book v here she made.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_following_the_christ/finger-posts.htm"><span class="l">Finger-Posts</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He wanted to use the Master to further his own plans and advantage. And the vision<br> slowly blurred and <b>dimmed</b>, as the under nature was given the upper hand. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/finger-posts.htm</font><p><a href="/library/king/the_wesleyan_methodist_pulpit_in_malvern/the_friend_whose_years_do.htm"><span class="l">The Friend Whose Years do not Fail. Rev. W. Arthur, MA</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He did not pitch that canopy, nor fix those lights, nor hang those curtains by whose<br> silent closing and withdrawing the light is heightened or <b>dimmed</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/the friend whose years do.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/dimmed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Dimmed</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> & pp) of Dim. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Dimmed</b> (3 Occurrences). Job 17:7 Mine eye<br> also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow. (See JPS) <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dimmed.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dimly-lighted.htm"><span class="l">Dimly-lighted (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Dimly-lighted. Dimly, Dimly-lighted. <b>Dimmed</b> . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Dimly-lighted (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> (WEY). Dimly, Dimly-lighted. <b>Dimmed</b> . Reference <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dimly-lighted.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dimnah.htm"><span class="l">Dimnah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dimnah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/herod.htm"><span class="l">Herod (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of the Herodian family is not lacking in elements of greatness, but whatever these<br> elements were and in whomsoever found, they were in every ease <b>dimmed</b> by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/herod.htm - 57k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/balaam.htm"><span class="l">Balaam (62 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The inference is plain enough: Balaam knew the Lord, the Yahweh of the Israelites,<br> but his knowledge was <b>dimmed</b> and corrupted by heathen conceptions. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/balaam.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/confusion.htm"><span class="l">Confusion (71 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. Religious Value: The religious value of the story is <b>dimmed</b> for the modern<br> reader because of the very primitive concepts that it contains. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/confusion.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tongues.htm"><span class="l">Tongues (67 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. Religious Value: The religious value of the story is <b>dimmed</b> for the modern<br> reader because of the very primitive concepts that it contains. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tongues.htm - 61k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/dimmed.htm">Dimmed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Dimmed (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a></span><br />Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalms 6:7</a></span><br />Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.<br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3</a></span><br />In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/dimmed.htm">Dimmed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rimmon.htm">Rimmon (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/na'halal.htm">Na'halal (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nahalal.htm">Nahalal (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grass-lands.htm">Grass-lands (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dimness.htm">Dimness (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dimmed.htm">Dimmed (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/suburbs.htm">Suburbs (75 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pasture.htm">Pasture (120 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lands.htm">Lands (226 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/dimly-lighted.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Dimly-lighted"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Dimly-lighted" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/dimnah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Dimnah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Dimnah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>