Isaiah 42:18 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

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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