Truth Has Stumbled - Isaiah 14-15

Isaiah 59:14-15 ESV 

Justice is turned back,

and righteousness stands far away;

for truth has stumbled in the public squares,

and uprightness cannot enter.

Truth is lacking,

and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him

that there was no justice.

Truth has given way to falsehood and the real is covered by the fake of deception. To depart from evil draws the ire and hostility of the world, making one a target for ridicule and persecution. 

This took place in Israel. It is taking place with us. 

There is no one to save us except the strong arm of the Lord. 

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man,

and wondered that there was no one to intercede;

then his own arm brought him salvation,

and his righteousness upheld him.