What effect would the judgment have on the people?
Isaiah 17:7–8 (ESV)
7In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel.
The judgment would be severe enough to bring the people to their senses. There is some hope for the remnant to choose the path of repentance and turn back to the God who made them. True repentance meant no longer worshipping any idols.
7 In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel.