b

Summary

Description

Blank line. Use for stanza breaks in poetry, or between poetry and prose. Does not include any content (is always empty).

Syntax help
  • USFM: \b

  • USX: <para style="b"/>

Style Type

Paragraph

Valid In

[ChapterContent]

Added

1.0

Examples

  • USFM

  • USX

  • USJ

Example 1. Psalm 3 (GNT)
\id PSA
\c 3
\s1 Morning Prayer for Help
\q1
\v 1 I have so many enemies, \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 so many who turn against me!
\q1
\v 2 They talk about me and say,
\q2 “God will not help him.”
\b
\q1
\v 3 But you, O \nd Lord\nd*, are always my shield from danger;
\q2 you give me victory
\q2 and restore my courage.
\q1
\v 4 I call to the \nd Lord\nd* for help,
\q2 and from his sacred hill he answers me.
\b
\q1
\v 5 I lie down and sleep,
\q2 and all night long the \nd Lord\nd* protects me.
\q1
\v 6 I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies
\q2 who surround me on every side.
Example 2. Psalm 3 (GNT)
<usx version="3.1">
  <book code="PSA" style="id"/>
  <chapter number="3" style="c" sid="PSA 3"/>
  <para style="s1">Morning Prayer for Help</para>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="1" style="v" sid="PSA 3:1"/>I have so many enemies,
    <char style="nd">Lord</char>,</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:1">so many who turn against me!<verse eid="PSA 3:1"/>
    </para>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="2" style="v" sid="PSA 3:2"/>They talk about me and say,</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:2">“God will not help him.”<verse eid="PSA 3:2"/>
    </para>
  <para style="b"/>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="3" style="v" sid="PSA 3:3"/>But you, O
    <char style="nd">Lord</char>, are always my shield from danger;</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:3">you give me victory</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:3">and restore my courage.<verse eid="PSA 3:3"/>
    </para>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="4" style="v" sid="PSA 3:4"/>I call to the
    <char style="nd">Lord</char>for help,</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:4">and from his sacred hill he answers me.
    <verse eid="PSA 3:4"/></para>
  <para style="b"/>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="5" style="v" sid="PSA 3:5"/>I lie down and sleep,</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:5">and all night long the
    <char style="nd">Lord</char>protects me.<verse eid="PSA 3:5"/></para>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="6" style="v" sid="PSA 3:6"/>I am not afraid of the thousands of
    enemies</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="PSA 3:6">who surround me on every side.
    <verse eid="PSA 3:6"/></para>
</usx>
Example 3. Psalm 3 (GNT)
{
  "type": "USJ",
  "version": "0.2.1",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "book",
      "marker": "id",
      "code": "PSA",
      "content": []
    },
    {
      "type": "chapter",
      "marker": "c",
      "number": "3",
      "sid": "PSA 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "s1",
      "content": ["Morning Prayer for Help"]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "1",
          "sid": "PSA 3:1"
        },
        "I have so many enemies, ",
        {
          "type": "char",
          "marker": "nd",
          "content": ["Lord"]
        },
        ","
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["so many who turn against me!"]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "2",
          "sid": "PSA 3:2"
        },
        "They talk about me and say,"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["“God will not help him.”"]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "b"
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "3",
          "sid": "PSA 3:3"
        },
        "But you, O ",
        {
          "type": "char",
          "marker": "nd",
          "content": ["Lord"]
        },
        ", are always my shield from danger;"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["you give me victory"]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["and restore my courage."]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "4",
          "sid": "PSA 3:4"
        },
        "I call to the ",
        {
          "type": "char",
          "marker": "nd",
          "content": ["Lord"]
        },
        "for help,"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["and from his sacred hill he answers me."]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "b"
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "5",
          "sid": "PSA 3:5"
        },
        "I lie down and sleep,"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": [
        "and all night long the",
        {
          "type": "char",
          "marker": "nd",
          "content": ["Lord"]
        },
        "protects me."
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "6",
          "sid": "PSA 3:6"
        },
        "I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["who surround me on every side."]
    }
  ]
}
Psalm 3 (GNT)
  • USFM

  • USX

  • USX

Example 4. Habakkuk 3.1 (GNT)
\id HAB
\c 3
\s1 A Prayer of Habakkuk
\p
\v 1 This is a prayer of the prophet Habakkuk:
\b
\q1
\v 2 O \nd Lord\nd*, I have heard of what you have done,
\q2 and I am filled with awe.
Example 5. Habakkuk 3.1 (GNT)
<usx version="3.1">
  <book code="HAB" style="id"/>
  <chapter number="3" style="c" sid="HAB 3"/>
  <para style="s1">A Prayer of Habakkuk</para>
  <para style="p">
    <verse number="1" style="v" sid="HAB 3:1"/>This is a prayer of the prophet
    Habakkuk:<verse eid="HAB 3:1"/></para>
  <para style="b"/>
  <para style="q1">
    <verse number="2" style="v" sid="HAB 3:2"/>O <char style="nd">Lord</char>,
    I have heard of what you have done,</para>
  <para style="q2" vid="HAB 3:2">and I am filled with awe.<verse eid="HAB 3:2"/>
    </para>
</usx>
Example 6. Habakkuk 3.1 (GNT)
{
  "type": "USJ",
  "version": "0.2.1",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "book",
      "marker": "id",
      "code": "HAB",
      "content": []
    },
    {
      "type": "chapter",
      "marker": "c",
      "number": "3",
      "sid": "HAB 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "s1",
      "content": ["A Prayer of Habakkuk"]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "p",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "1",
          "sid": "HAB 3:1"
        },
        "This is a prayer of the prophet Habakkuk:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "b"
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q1",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "verse",
          "marker": "v",
          "number": "2",
          "sid": "HAB 3:2"
        },
        "O ",
        {
          "type": "char",
          "marker": "nd",
          "content": ["Lord"]
        },
        ", I have heard of what you have done,"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "para",
      "marker": "q2",
      "content": ["and I am filled with awe."]
    }
  ]
}
Habakkuk 3.1 (GNT)

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VerseText

TextProperties

paragraph, publishable, vernacular

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