28 Bible Verses about Gardens

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Jeremiah 29:5

"Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

Isaiah 51:3

For the LORD will have compassion on Zion, have compassion on all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her deserts like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving, and the sound of singing. Sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Genesis 2:8

The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, where he placed the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 3:3

"but as for the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, God has said, "You are not to eat from it, nor are you to touch it, or you will die.'"

Isaiah 61:11

For just as the soil brings forth its shoots, and as a garden makes what is sown within it spring up, so the LORD God will make righteousness and praise spring up before all the nations for Zion's sake."

Genesis 2:16

The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from every tree of the garden,

Genesis 3:24

After he had expelled the man, the LORD God placed winged angels at the eastern end of the garden of Eden, along with a fiery, turning sword, to prevent access to the tree of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

Genesis 3:23

therefore the LORD God expelled the man from the garden of Eden so he would work the ground from which he had been taken.

Isaiah 65:21

People will build houses and live in them; They'll plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Genesis 2:10

A river flows from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides, becoming four branches.

Jeremiah 29:28

So he sent a message to us in Babylon: "The exile will be long, so build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'"

Amos 9:14

I will surely restore my people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine from them. They will plant gardens and eat the fruit from them.

Joshua 24:13

I gave you a land for which you never worked and cities that you didn't build, but that you have lived in. You're eating from vineyards and olive groves that you didn't plant.'

John 19:41

A garden was located in the place where he was crucified, and in that garden was a new tomb in which no one had yet been placed.

Psalm 92:13

Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God.

Song of Solomon 4:15

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water, streams flowing from Lebanon.

Ezekiel 28:13

You used to be in Eden God's paradise! You wore precious stones for clothing: ruby, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and carbuncle. Your settings were crafted in gold, along with your engravings. On the day of your creation they had been prepared!

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land that you are about to enter to inherit isn't like the land of Egypt that you just left, where you plant a seed and irrigate it with your feet like a vegetable garden.

Genesis 4:16

After this, Cain left the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!

Numbers 24:6

They're spread out like valleys, like gardens along river banks, like aloe planted by the LORD, or like cedars beside water.

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2 Kings 21:18

Manasseh died, as did his ancestors, and he was buried in the garden at his home in the Garden of Uzza. His son Amon became king in his place.

2 Kings 21:26

He was buried in his own grave in the Garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church

Song of Songs 5:1

I've come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I've gathered my myrrh with my spices. I've eaten my honeycomb with my honey. I've drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink and become drunk with love.

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies.

Song of Songs 6:11

I went down to the walnut orchard, to look at the green sprouts in the valley, to see whether the vine had budded, whether the pomegranates had blossomed.

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

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land that you are about to enter to inherit isn't like the land of Egypt that you just left, where you plant a seed and irrigate it with your feet like a vegetable garden.

1 Kings 21:2

Ahab addressed Naboth and asked him, "I would like to plant a vegetable garden near my house. Please exchange your vineyard with a better one from me, or if you'd rather have cash, I'll buy it for its full value."

Gardens » Jews ordered to plant, in babylon

Jeremiah 29:5

"Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

Jeremiah 29:28

So he sent a message to us in Babylon: "The exile will be long, so build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'"

Gardens » Often used for » Burial places

2 Kings 21:18

Manasseh died, as did his ancestors, and he was buried in the garden at his home in the Garden of Uzza. His son Amon became king in his place.

2 Kings 21:26

He was buried in his own grave in the Garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

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

Jeremiah 31:12

They'll come and cry out with joy on the heights of Zion. They'll be radiant over the LORD's goodness, over the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil, and over the young of the flocks and herds. Their lives will be like a well-watered garden. They'll never again grow faint.

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

Isaiah 51:3

For the LORD will have compassion on Zion, have compassion on all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her deserts like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving, and the sound of singing. Sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Ezekiel 36:35

They will say, "This wasteland has become like the garden of Eden, and what used to be desolate ruins are now fortified and inhabited."

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

Genesis 2:8

The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, where he placed the man whom he had formed.

Gardens » Often used for » Idolatrous worship

Isaiah 65:3

a people who continually provoke me to my face; they keep sacrificing in gardens and waving their hands over stone altars;

Isaiah 1:29

They'll be ashamed of the oak trees that you desired; and you'll blush because of the gardens that you have chosen.

Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like

Genesis 13:10

Lot looked around and noticed that the whole Jordan plain as far as Zoar was well-watered like the garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Joel 2:3

"A fire blazes in their presence, and behind them a conflagration rages. Before they come, the land is like the garden in Eden; after they leave, there is only a barren wasteland. Indeed, nothing escapes them.

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

Song of Songs 4:12

My sister, my bride, is a locked garden a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.

Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains

Song of Songs 4:15

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water, streams flowing from Lebanon.

Gardens » Often enclosed

Song of Songs 4:12

My sister, my bride, is a locked garden a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.

Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments

Song of Songs 5:1

I've come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I've gathered my myrrh with my spices. I've eaten my honeycomb with my honey. I've drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink and become drunk with love.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees

Ecclesiastes 2:5-6

I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees.

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

Genesis 3:23-24

therefore the LORD God expelled the man from the garden of Eden so he would work the ground from which he had been taken. After he had expelled the man, the LORD God placed winged angels at the eastern end of the garden of Eden, along with a fiery, turning sword, to prevent access to the tree of life.

Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river

Genesis 2:10-14

A river flows from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides, becoming four branches. The name of the first one is Pishon it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also found there. read more.
The name of the second river is Gihon it winds through the entire land of Cush. The third river is named the Tigris it flows to the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of the lord

Genesis 13:10

Lot looked around and noticed that the whole Jordan plain as far as Zoar was well-watered like the garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God

Ezekiel 28:13

You used to be in Eden God's paradise! You wore precious stones for clothing: ruby, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and carbuncle. Your settings were crafted in gold, along with your engravings. On the day of your creation they had been prepared!

Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers

Numbers 24:6

They're spread out like valleys, like gardens along river banks, like aloe planted by the LORD, or like cedars beside water.

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

Isaiah 1:30

You'll be like an oak whose leaf is withering, like an unwatered garden.

Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food

Genesis 2:9

The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Gardens » Of eden » Planted by the lord

Genesis 2:8

The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, where he placed the man whom he had formed.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Cucumbers

Isaiah 1:8

"The daughter of Zion is left abandoned, like a booth in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, or like a city under siege.

Gardens » Taken care of by gardeners

John 20:15

Jesus asked her, "Dear lady, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she told him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away."

Gardens » Lodges erected in

Isaiah 1:8

"The daughter of Zion is left abandoned, like a booth in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, or like a city under siege.

Gardens » Often used for » Retirement

John 18:1

After Jesus had said all of this, he went with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment

Amos 4:9

"I afflicted you with blight and fungus; and the locust swarm devoured the harvest of your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees, but you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

Hedges » Placed around » Gardens

Song of Songs 4:12

My sister, my bride, is a locked garden a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.

Lamentations 2:6

He plowed under his Temple like a garden, spoiling his tent. The LORD abolished in Zion both festivals and Sabbaths. In his fierce wrath he despised both king and priest.

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2 Kings 21:18-26

Manasseh died, as did his ancestors, and he was buried in the garden at his home in the Garden of Uzza. His son Amon became king in his place.

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