God promises his people that they will non be destroyed utterly. However, God says that he will discipline them with justice/justly and he won't let them go unpunished. God can't discipline the nations and just let Israel and Judah off when they have committed the same sins. There has to be justice, and God is just. We see his mercy in the promise not to wipe them out, but they have done terrible things. Their sin in made worse because God had blessed them and taught them the right way to go. They had special revelations from God and ignored them, and worse, didn't share them with their neighbors. For God to be just and loving, he has to punish wrong. However, that isn't the end of the story. God said I will restore my people.
If you don't understand, that is okay, because the chapter ends with this promise, "In days to come you will understand this."
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