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Deuteronomy 32:40
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. (Deuteronomy 32:40)
Lift up my hand.
 The sign of a solemn vow. Compare the experience of Abraham (Gen. 14:22), and that of the children of Israel on entering Canaan (Ex. 6:8; Neh. 9:15). Compare the solemn oath of the angel of Rev. 10:5.