(But they denied him) i.e. they denied that which Noah had brought them, (so We saved him) from drowning (and those) believers who were (with him in the ship, and made them vicegerents) and inhabitants of the earth, (while We drowned those who denied Our revelations) We drowned those who denied Our Scripture and Messenger Noah. (See then) O Muhammad (the nature of the consequence for those who had been warned) the end result of those who were warned by the messengers but did not believe.