28 Bible Verses about Gardens
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And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found in it, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.
For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, has God said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.
I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them with all kind of fruit:
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.
For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build yourselves houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall rebuild the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink their wine; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
And I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you built not, and you dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive yards which you planted not do you eat.
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, in which was never man yet laid.
Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your timbrels and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.
For the land, where you go in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from where you came out, where you sowed your seed, and watered it with your foot, as a garden of herbs:
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
For the vineyard of the LORD 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.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
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Burial » Places used for » Gardens
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.
And he was buried in his sepulcher in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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.
My beloved has gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the blossoms of the valley, and to see whether the vine had budded, and the pomegranates were in bloom.
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Spices, &c
Awake, O north wind; and come, you south; blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat its pleasant fruits.
My beloved has gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs
For the land, where you go in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from where you came out, where you sowed your seed, and watered it with your foot, as a garden of herbs:
And Ahab spoke unto Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you the worth of it in money.
Gardens » Jews ordered to plant, in babylon
Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build yourselves houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Gardens » Often used for » Burial places
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.
And he was buried in his sepulcher in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for grain, and for wine, and for oil, and for 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
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found in it, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
And they shall say, This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities have become fortified, and are inhabited.
Gardens » Of eden » Man placed in, to dress and keep
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Gardens » Often used for » Idolatrous worship
A people that provoke me to anger continually to my face; that sacrifice in gardens, and burn incense upon altars of brick;
For you shall be ashamed of the sacred oaks which you have desired, and you shall be embarrassed for the gardens that you have chosen.
Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you came unto Zoar.
A fire devours before them; and behind them a flame burns: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Gardens » Often enclosed
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments
I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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
I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them with all kind of fruit: I made myself pools of water, with which to water the forest that brings forth trees:
Gardens » Of eden » Man driven from, after the fall
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.
Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which encompasses 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 encompasses the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris: that is it which goes toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of the lord
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you came unto Zoar.
Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God
You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your timbrels and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.
Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.
Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food
And out of the ground made the LORD 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 knowledge of good and evil.
Gardens » Of eden » Planted by the lord
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Cucumbers
And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a hut in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Gardens » Taken care of by gardeners
Jesus said unto her, Woman, why do you weep? whom do you seek? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said unto him, Sir, if you have borne him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
Gardens » Lodges erected in
And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a hut in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Gardens » Often used for » Retirement
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.
Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment
I have smitten you with blight and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the locust devoured them: yet have you not returned unto me, says the LORD.
Hedges » Placed around » Gardens
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
And he has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were a garden: he has destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD has caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and has despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
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2 Kings 21:18-26And 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.