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The wicked people influence Israel.
drink deeply at their words
This expression means "to listen." AT: "receive and absorb their words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
They say
The word "They" here refers to the wicked people.
How does God know? Does God know what goes on?
These two rhetorical questions share similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. The wicked doubt God's ability to know all things. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)