21. Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might and ˹richer in˺ monuments throughout the land. But God seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from God. 22. That was because their messengers used to come to them with clear proofs, but they persisted in disbelief. So God seized them. Surely He is All-Powerful, severe in punishment.