Commentators highlight the profound irony and moral lesson in this verse. Haman, blinded by pride, devises a grand honor assuming it's for himself. Instead, the king commands him to bestow this very honor on Mordecai, the man he despises. Matthew Henry uses this as a powerful warning against self-conceit, showing how our own hearts can deceive us. The moment is a sudden, shocking, and deeply mortifying turn of events for Haman.