Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ezekiel 33:9-10

"Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live?" — Ezekiel 33:9-10 (ASV)

This is equivalent to saying, "We cannot get away from our sins; there is no hope of our living." When people get into the iron cage called "Despair", there really seems to be no hope that they will turn from their sin. There is no hope in themselves; their only hope is in the Lord.