(Az-Zukhuruf) 43 : 48
وَمَا نُرِيهِمْ مِنْ آيَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
And We did not show them any sign except one greater than the one that had come before; and We seized them with punishment so that they might turn back to the aim of life.
See explanation 7: 130-133; 30: 41; and 32: 21-22.