The Forgiver - 40:21
Do they not travel in the earth to see what was the outcome of those before them? They had more power than them and were more productive in the earth. But Allah seized them with their sins. There is no one who can protect them against Allah.
The previous ones were stronger:
Explained in Detail/41:15
"As for Ad, they were arrogant in the earth unjustly and said: "Who is stronger than us?"Do they not realize that Allah, Who created them, is stronger than them? They were willfully disbelieving in Our signs and miracles."
The Romans/30:9
Do they not travel through the earth and see how was the end of those before them? They were stronger than them, they cultivated the land and produced more than them. Their messengers had gone to them with clear proofs. It was not Allah who wronged them; they wronged themselves.
The Forgiver/40:82
Do they not travel through the earth to see how was the end of those before them? They were more numerous and stronger than them, and they produced more in the earth. But what they earned did not save them.
The Dawn/89:6
Have you not seen what your Lord did to the people of Ad?
The Dawn/89:7
Irem with its high towers;
The Dawn/89:8
which had no equal in any land?
The Dawn/89:9
To Thamud who carved the rocks of the valley?
The Dawn/89:10
And Pharaoh with the pyramids?
The Dawn/89:11
All of them were corrupt in their land.
The Dawn/89:12
They spread evil therein.
The Dawn/89:13
So your Lord rained down upon them various calamities.