Surat Al A`raf: (152-153)

{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُواْ الْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيَا وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَرِينَ} [الأعراف: 152]

152- Those who took the calf as a god to be worshipped besides Allah shall gain the wrath and punishment of Allah, and humiliation on the Day of Recompense as they made their Lord angry and belittled His Commands. Thus was the retribution of those who attributed lies against Allah and His Religion.

Humiliation is their defeat and killing, tribute was imposed on them, and they lived under the rule of others.

The author of "Zhilal Al Qur'an" said: Allah knew that those who worshipped the calf as a god will not repent sincerely to Allah, and they shall commit something to get them out of religion. And truly, the Children of Israel kept on committing sins after sins and Allah forgave them a time after another until they were doomed by eternal wrath and final curse.

{وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِهَا وَآمَنُواْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ} [الأعراف: 153]

153- As for those who committed minor and major sins even if it was part of disbelief then repented, regretted, and determined not to repeat it, then believed truly in Allah, your Lord shall forgive them and bestow mercy on them.

Al Fakhr Ar-Razy said: This is one of the great glad tidings given to sinners.