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her

This pronoun refers to Jerusalem.

Her princes within her are like wolves tearing apart their victims

This compares Israel's princes to wolves who attack and kill their victims. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)

They pour out blood and destroy life

These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the violence that the princes practice. Alternate translation: "They murder people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

for unjust gain

"so that they can make a profit through dishonest actions"