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Commentary for Isaiah 42:18

הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים שְׁמָ֑עוּ וְהַעִוְרִ֖ים הַבִּ֥יטוּ לִרְאֽוֹת׃

Hear, ye deaf, And look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Rashi on Isaiah

You deaf ones...and you blind ones He is referring to Israel.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Ye deaf etc. Hearing and seeing originate in the heart; those that are deaf and blind in their hearts are, therefore, called here deaf and blind.
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