1)

Why should the drunkards waken and cry?

1.

Radak: Those who regularly get drunk with wine, they should wake from sleep and cry day and night, for they will not find wine - the locusts will eat the grapes!

2.

Malbim: The coming verses are connected to verse 8. The verse depicts that the vine laments - drunkards who are sunk in sleep of inebriety, waken and cry, for there is no drinking party.

2)

Why does it add "v'Heililu Kol Shoshei Yayin"?

1.

Malbim: Even though they are not drunk, just they are used to drinking wine, also they should lament the loss of the good drink.

3)

What is "Asis"?

1.

Rashi: It is good wine.

2.

Radak: Wine and every drink derived from crushing and pressing is called Asis. This is like "v'Asosem Resha'im" (Mal'achi 3:21).

3.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: It is bitter wine.

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