An-Nahl 16:113

Walaqad jaahum rasoolun minhum fakaththaboohufaakhathahumu alAAathabu wahum thalimoon

And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

And, of course, a messenger from among themselves had come to them, but they rejected him; so the punishment seized them when they were wrongdoers.