'Verge' in the Bible

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

King Hezekiah and all the people of Judah did not put him to death, did they? Did not Hezekiah show reverence for the Lord and seek the Lord's favor? Did not the Lord forgo destroying them as he threatened he would? But we are on the verge of bringing great disaster on ourselves."