Say to them, As I live, declares Adonai YHWH, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
Ezekiel 33:11

The closer a nation is to God, the quicker and more severe is the ruin brought on by their wickedness, but forgiveness awaits the penitent.