In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'search will be made for the iniquity of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.'God had compassion upon those who survived the exile by Assyria and Babylon. They had definitely sinned against Him in many ways, but after the time of the exile was complete, God chose to forgive them. He could/should have left them to die away from Him, but instead forgave them.
Why did He do this? In part, to keep the promises He'd made, but also because it was necessary. Without Israel, there could have been no Christ, because there would have been no one left to know God or teach His word. But also, because He wants that closeness to us, and that means He has to forgive some (but not all), or we as a species would be wiped out in short order from our own failures.
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