We are going through colors in scripture and we are seeing that colors, when mentioned in the scriptures, all have behind them a spiritual message and meaning. Our color we will examine today is the color yellow. As with every word in scripture, this word 'yellow' has both a positive and a negative application. Today we will concern ourselves mainly with its negative application in the Word of God. The reason for this is that the positive application for this word has as its root the Hebrew word for gold.
There are many causes for shortness of breath, from the benign and temporary to the more serious that may include: 1  Heart disease or heart attack (in this case, shortness of breath may be accompanied by swelling of the feet/ankles). 2  Lung disease.  Emphysema.
Ordinarily, shortness of breath reflects a low oxygen saturation. In a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) this phenomenon of shortness of breath with normal oxygen saturation is primarily caused by heart failure or by skeletal muscle alterations. Let's take a look at these separately.