<p>The simplified version of 嶽(mountains) is not 狱 but 岳  (狱 means prison). Therefore, 狱 in 神威如狱 is a wrong character. The correct wording is: &quot;神威如嶽/神威如岳&quot;</p>
<p>神恩如海 = &quot;God's grace is like (as vast as) oceans&quot;</p>
<p>神威如岳 = &quot;God's awesomeness is like (as enormous as) mountains&quot;</p>
<p>The two phrases praise God's greatness (<em>to a human, God is loving and stern at the same time</em>)</p>
<p>If 狱 in 神威如狱 is not a typo, then it would mean &quot;God's awesomeness is like (as depressing as) a prison&quot; (<em>humans are all prisoners under his awesome power</em>). You have to read the chapter to determine if the author is a follower of God or a critic of God</p>

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Maybe 狱 pertains to 地狱 (hell) instead of 监狱 (prison)?
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@Becky李蓓 The phrase was created by a contemporary web writer in one of his works. You need to read the book to find out what the writer meant.
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<p>According to Baidu, the phrases &quot;神威如狱，神恩如海。&quot; came from the web literature &quot;弑魔&quot;. The linked web page provided a few reader's explanations of the phrases.  <a href="https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/16347799.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/16347799.html</a></p>
<p>&quot;神威如岳&quot; is the name of a web literature series. You might be able to dig out more information from here - <a href="https://www.qidian.com/book/1021115294/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.qidian.com/book/1021115294/</a></p>

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<p>I came across this as a chapter title - 神威如狱. When looking into it, it looks like it's part of a larger phrase, 神恩如海，神威如狱. I'm trying to determine how best to translate 神威如狱, it's clearly some sort of metaphor or idiom, but Google hasn't been too helpful. I saw that it's slang that online writers use, whereas the original was 神威如岳, but I just want to make sure that's true. If so, should it be 'God's Power is like a Mountain?'</p>

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Meaning of 神威如狱
# Meaning of 神威如狱

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-10-02)

I came across this as a chapter title - 神威如狱. When looking into it, it looks like it's part of a larger phrase, 神恩如海，神威如狱. I'm trying to determine how best to translate 神威如狱, it's clearly some sort of metaphor or idiom, but Google hasn't been too helpful. I saw that it's slang that online writers use, whereas the original was 神威如岳, but I just want to make sure that's true. If so, should it be 'God's Power is like a Mountain?'

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-10-02. Score: 1

The simplified version of 嶽(mountains) is not 狱 but 岳 (狱 means prison). Therefore, 狱 in 神威如狱 is a wrong character. The correct wording is: "神威如嶽/神威如岳"

神恩如海 = "God's grace is like (as vast as) oceans"

神威如岳 = "God's awesomeness is like (as enormous as) mountains"

The two phrases praise God's greatness (*to a human, God is loving and stern at the same time*)

If 狱 in 神威如狱 is not a typo, then it would mean "God's awesomeness is like (as depressing as) a prison" (*humans are all prisoners under his awesome power*). You have to read the chapter to determine if the author is a follower of God or a critic of God

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Maybe 狱 pertains to 地狱 (hell) instead of 监狱 (prison)?  
> **username_3**: @Becky李蓓 The phrase was created by a contemporary web writer in one of his works. You need to read the book to find out what the writer meant.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-10-03. Score: 0

According to Baidu, the phrases "神威如狱，神恩如海。" came from the web literature "弑魔". The linked web page provided a few reader's explanations of the phrases. <https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/16347799.html>

"神威如岳" is the name of a web literature series. You might be able to dig out more information from here - <https://www.qidian.com/book/1021115294/>


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