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 LORDcomforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 3:3

but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

Genesis 3:24

He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

Isaiah 65:21

They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Genesis 2:10

A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.

Jeremiah 29:28

For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, "Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce."'"

Amos 9:14

I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.

Joshua 24:13

I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.'

John 19:41

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

Psalm 92:13

They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.

Song of Solomon 4:15

a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire,emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land that you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated it, like a garden of vegetables.

Genesis 4:16

Then Cain went away from 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 hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!

Numbers 24:6

Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the LORD has planted, like 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 house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.

2 Kings 21:26

And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church

Song of Solomon 5:1

I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk.Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love!

Song of Solomon 6:2

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

Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.

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

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow.Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits.

Song of Solomon 6:2

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

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land that you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated it, like a garden of vegetables.

1 Kings 21:2

And after this Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money."

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

For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, "Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce."'"

Gardens » Often used for » Burial places

2 Kings 21:18

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

2 Kings 21:26

And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

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

Jeremiah 31:12

They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.

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

Isaiah 51:3

For the LORDcomforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

Ezekiel 36:35

And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'

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

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gardens » Often used for » Idolatrous worship

Isaiah 65:3

a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks;

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks that you desired; and you shall blush for the gardens that you have chosen.

Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like

Genesis 13:10

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORDdestroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Joel 2:3

Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.

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

Song of Solomon 4:12

A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains

Song of Solomon 4:15

a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

Gardens » Often enclosed

Song of Solomon 4:12

A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments

Song of Solomon 5:1

I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk.Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love!

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees

Ecclesiastes 2:5-6

I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

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

Genesis 3:23-24

therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river

Genesis 2:10-14

A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. read more.
The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east 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 saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORDdestroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire,emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers

Numbers 24:6

Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the LORD has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.

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

Isaiah 1:30

For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water.

Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was 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 the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, 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 like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.

Gardens » Taken care of by gardeners

John 20:15

Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."

Gardens » Lodges erected in

Isaiah 1:8

And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.

Gardens » Often used for » Retirement

John 18:1

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment

Amos 4:9

"I struck you with blight and mildew; your many gardens and your vineyards, your fig trees and your olive trees the locust devoured; yet you did not return to me," declares the LORD.

Hedges » Placed around » Gardens

Song of Solomon 4:12

A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

Lamentations 2:6

He has laid waste his booth like a garden, laid in ruins his meeting place; the LORD has made Zion forget festival and Sabbath, and in his fierce indignation has spurned king and priest.

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2 Kings 21:18-26

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

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