God brings judgment on people and nations for violating His laws.
But that is always meant to bring people to a place of repentance, not for the purpose of just Divine Retribution.
So, he very well could be right but just not for the reason most people think.
I don’t know.
I don’t presume to know what God thinks. I just know that he laid down certain laws, and I can usually witness their veracity in everyday life. And I don’t think he steps outside of them whimsically, circumstantially, or arbitrarily.
I just do my best to follow His logical Law as my understanding allows.