²⁶ So he swore^(A) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(B)

⁴⁰ I lift my hand^(A) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,^(B)

⁸ The Lord has sworn^(A) by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain^(B)
    as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
    for which you have toiled;