John Calvin Commentary Isaiah 22:18

"He will surely wind thee round and round, [and toss thee] like a ball into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of thy lord`s house." — Isaiah 22:18 (ASV)

Turning he will turn thee. Isaiah continues the same discourse, in which he ridiculed the pride of Shebna, who had spent so much on building a tomb. This statement is connected with the first clause of the previous verse; for, as he previously said, He will remove thee by an extraordinary removal, so he now says, He will toss thee as a ball into an open plain. By this comparison, he means that nothing will prevent the Lord from casting him out into a distant country, even though Shebna thinks that his power is firmly established. And since he had been so careful about his tomb, and had given orders about it, as if he had been certain about his death, Isaiah declares that he will not die in Jerusalem, but in a foreign country, to which he will be banished.

The chariot of thy glory. Under the word chariot, he includes all the fame and rank of Shebna, as if he had said that disgrace would be his reputation among foreigners. Thus, the Lord ridicules the mad ambition of those who look at nothing but the world, and who judge their happiness by the glory of fading and transitory objects.

The shame of thy lord’s house. He calls it the shame of the royal house, either because he had polluted that holy place which might be regarded as the sanctuary of the Lord, or because Hezekiah had judged poorly in elevating him to that station. So that the mask of his high rank might not shield him from this prediction, the Prophet expressly states that the office which he holds aggravates his guilt and renders him more detestable. Therefore, let princes, if they do not wish to expose themselves and their houses to reproach, learn to use good judgment in appointing men to hold office.