28 Bible Verses about Gardens

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Jeremiah 29:5

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Isaiah 51:3

For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Genesis 2:8

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 3:3

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Genesis 2:16

And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Genesis 3:24

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;

Isaiah 65:21

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Genesis 2:10

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

Jeremiah 29:28

forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

Amos 9:14

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Joshua 24:13

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

John 19:41

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.

Psalm 92:13

They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Song of Solomon 4:15

Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.

Ezekiel 28:13

Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.

Numbers 24:6

As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

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2 Kings 21:18

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 21:26

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church

Song of Songs 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Song of Songs 6:11

I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Spices, &c

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his precious fruits.

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;

1 Kings 21:2

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

Gardens » Jews ordered to plant, in babylon

Jeremiah 29:5

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Jeremiah 29:28

forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

Gardens » Often used for » Burial places

2 Kings 21:18

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 21:26

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church

Jeremiah 31:12

And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Gardens » Of eden » The future state of the jews shall be like

Isaiah 51:3

For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Ezekiel 36:35

And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.

Gardens » Of eden » Man placed in, to dress and keep

Genesis 2:8

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gardens » Often used for » Idolatrous worship

Isaiah 65:3

a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like

Genesis 13:10

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.

Joel 2:3

A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.

Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church

Song of Songs 4:12

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains

Song of Songs 4:15

Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.

Gardens » Often enclosed

Song of Songs 4:12

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments

Song of Songs 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees

Ecclesiastes 2:5-6

I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

Gardens » Of eden » Man driven from, after the fall

Genesis 3:23-24

therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river

Genesis 2:10-14

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. read more.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of the lord

Genesis 13:10

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God

Ezekiel 28:13

Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.

Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers

Numbers 24:6

As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked

Isaiah 1:30

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Gardens » Of eden » Planted by the lord

Genesis 2:8

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Cucumbers

Isaiah 1:8

And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

Gardens » Taken care of by gardeners

John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Gardens » Lodges erected in

Isaiah 1:8

And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

Gardens » Often used for » Retirement

John 18:1

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples.

Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment

Amos 4:9

I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

Hedges » Placed around » Gardens

Song of Songs 4:12

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Lamentations 2:6

And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden; he hath destroyed his place of assembly: Jehovah hath caused solemn assembly and sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, And hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.

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2 Kings 21:18-26

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

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