Judah failed to repent and return to Yahweh. As a result, Babylon returns 19 years after their first attack. After an 18-month siege, the city is destroyed (586 B.C.). Any surviving inhabitants of Judah are carried away as prisoners to Babylon where they will remain for the next 70 years.

In summary:

• Yahweh detests mankind worshiping anything over Him

• Yahweh greatly values the lives of children, both inside and outside of the womb

• Sexual promiscuity (a large part of Baal worship) is of great offense to Yahweh

• Yahweh sent a warning through foreigners attacking from the north (in the same way the terrorists of September 11 attacked America from the north)

• 19 years later after continued rebellion, Yahweh punished His once holy nation with disease, war, and famine

• Those who survived were taken into captivity by Babylon for the next 70 years

This pattern of 19 years is reflected in America between the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the 2020 year of COVID-19.