that was because their messengers came to them with clear signs but they rejected them. So God seized them: He is powerful, severe in punishment.
اين [كيفر] از آن روى بود كه پيامبرانشان دلايل آشكار برايشان مى‌آوردند، ولى [آنها] انكار مى‌كردند. پس خدا [گريبان‌] آنها را گرفت همانا او نيرومند سخت كيفر است