Concise Quran Commentary
Previous groups of disbelievers did not receive a messenger except that they belied and ridiculed him.
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
No messenger came to them except that they ridiculed him.