# General Information:

Yahweh is speaking. The Hebrew text is not clear in various places. However, many people interpret it as describing the royal officials as being unfaithful to God, and also as planning to assassinate the king, and then carrying out their plans. This seems to have happened more than once. These crimes are mentioned as illustrations of the wickedness into which the nation has sunk.

# by their lies the officials
Possible meanings: (1) The lies of the people make the officials glad. Alternate translation: "by their lies they make the officials glad" or (2) The lies of the officials make the king glad. Alternate translation: "by their lies the officials make the king glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])