“Isaiah the prophet informed King Hezekiah that the latter had been sentenced by Heavenly edict to death.  The king answered the prophet, ‘Ben Amotz – belay your prophecies and leave!  I have a tradition from my great-grandfather King David that even if a sharp sword comes to rest on a person’s throat, he should not lose hope in Divine mercy.’ (see Gemorra, tracate Bercahot, 10a).” ~ The Garden of Emuna