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behold - use in sentences
Object
- iniquity: Canst thou stand in his sight, who is of " purer eyes than to behold iniquity " ?
- glory: Behold the glory which is the crest of coventry city football club.
- thou: And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- angel: When Elisha was surrounded by the enemy, he looked up to behold the angels of the Lord encamping around about him from above.
- beauty: How sincere a pleasure is it to behold the natural beauties of the earth!
- heaven: Behold heaven and earth and all the elements, for of these all things are made.
Preposition: at
- distance: What we think near at hand, we are more sensible of than that which we behold at a distance.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- fair: To my mind you are altogether lovely; behold, thou art fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Adjective complement
- evil: God is of purer eyes than to behold evil, cannot look upon iniquity.
Modifying Another Word
- now: The Bible says " Behold now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.
Used with why or when
- who: We went to the canteen and low and behold who did I see sitting at a table, but my father's brother.
- when: Low and behold when they returned there are no weapons left he's got rid of them they are gone.
- what: Behold what frailty we in man may see, Whose shadow is less given to change than he.
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