Hosea 2:7

“And she will follow after her lovers, but she will not overtake them, and she will seek them, but will not find them.'

So while she may still seek to follow after her lovers, she will not be able to catch up with them, and she will seek them and not find them. All access to them will have been lost. There would be no Baalim to worship in exile. It will always be so with earthly ‘lovers'.