Deuteronomy 7:4
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 6:15 reinforces the same warning: God's jealousy kindles His anger against those who turn away, leading to destruction.
Deuteronomy 32:16 depicts Israel's historical provocation of God with strange gods, exactly as warned here.
Deuteronomy 32:17 reveals these 'other gods' are actually demons, deepening the warning's gravity.
In Deuteronomy 20:18, destroying Canaanites prevents them from teaching you their abominations — the same logic as avoiding intermarriage.
In Deuteronomy 13:5, a false prophet who turns people from God must be purged — same root concern of apostasy as here.
Exodus 20:5 provides the foundational command: God is jealous, punishing those who serve other gods – the basis for this warning.
Judges 10:7 shows the Lord's anger kindled again, leading to oppression – a repeated fulfillment of the consequence.
Judges 10:6 again shows Israel serving multiple foreign gods and forsaking the Lord, fulfilling the warning.
Judges 3:8 demonstrates the anger's result: God sells Israel into oppression, directly matching the warned destruction.
Judges 3:7 repeats the pattern: Israel forgets the Lord and serves Baals, another fulfillment of the predicted apostasy.
Judges 2:20 records the kindled anger of the Lord against Israel for covenant-breaking, the exact consequence warned here.
Judges 2:11 shows Israel's actual turning to serve Baals, fulfilling the warning's predicted disobedience.
In Judges 3:6, Israel intermarries with Canaanites and serves their gods — a direct historical fulfillment of this warning.
In Exodus 34:16, the same command appears: intermarriage with Canaanites will lead your sons to whore after their gods.
In Genesis 24:3, Abraham forbids a Canaanite wife for Isaac — the same prohibition of intermarriage that this verse reinforces.
In 1 Kings 11:2, Solomon disobeys this command by marrying foreign women, who turn his heart to other gods—a direct fulfillment of the warning.
1 Kings 11:4 reports that Solomon's wives turned his heart after other gods, exactly as this verse warned would happen.
1 Kings 11:9 records God's anger against Solomon for his heart turning from Him, matching the threatened consequence here.
1 Kings 16:31 shows Ahab marrying Jezebel, a Sidonian, leading him to serve Baal—another example of foreign marriage causing apostasy.
2 Kings 8:18 describes Jehoram marrying Ahab's daughter and walking in evil ways, repeating the pattern of foreign influence warned against.
2 Chronicles 22:3 shows Ahaziah's mother (Athaliah) advising him wickedly, illustrating how foreign wives lead to evil as warned.
In Ezra 10:11, the exiles are commanded to separate from foreign wives, directly applying the prohibition from this verse.
Malachi 2:15 stresses godly offspring and marital faithfulness, echoing the danger of intermarriage with idolaters in Deuteronomy 7:4.
1 Corinthians 7:39 commands marriage only in the Lord, reinforcing Deuteronomy 7:4's warning against intermarriage with pagans.