28 Bible Verses about Gardens

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Jeremiah 29:5

‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

Isaiah 51:3

Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

Genesis 2:8

The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

Genesis 3:3

but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.

Genesis 2:16

The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

Genesis 3:24

So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;

Isaiah 65:21

“They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Genesis 2:10

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.

Jeremiah 29:28

For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their produce.’”’”

Amos 9:14

“Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,
And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.

Joshua 24:13

I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which 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

Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.

Song of Solomon 4:15

“You are a garden spring,
A well of fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

Ezekiel 28:13

“You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land, into which you are entering to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden.

Genesis 4:16

Then Cain went out 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 His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Numbers 24:6

“Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens beside the river,
Like aloes planted by the Lord,
Like cedars 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 became king in his place.

2 Kings 21:26

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

Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church

Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;
I have drunk my wine and my milk.
Eat, friends;
Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved has gone down to his garden,
To the beds of balsam,
To pasture his flock in the gardens
And gather lilies.

Song of Songs 6:11

“I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether the vine had budded
Or the pomegranates had bloomed.

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

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its spices be wafted abroad.
May my beloved come into his garden
And eat its choice fruits!”

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved has gone down to his garden,
To the beds of balsam,
To pasture his flock in the gardens
And gather lilies.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land, into which you are entering to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden.

1 Kings 21:2

Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if you like, I will give you the price of it in money.”

Gardens » Jews ordered to plant, in babylon

Jeremiah 29:5

Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

Jeremiah 29:28

For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The 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 own house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son became king in his place.

2 Kings 21:26

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

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

Jeremiah 31:12

“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion,
And they will be radiant over the bounty of the Lord
Over the grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a watered garden,
And they will never languish again.

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

Isaiah 51:3

Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

Ezekiel 36:35

They will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

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

Genesis 2:8

The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there 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,
Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks;

Isaiah 1:29

Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like

Genesis 13:10

Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.

Joel 2:3

A fire consumes before them
And behind them a flame burns.
The land is like the garden of Eden before them
But a desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.

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

Song of Songs 4:12

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

Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains

Song of Songs 4:15

“You are a garden spring,
A well of fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

Gardens » Often enclosed

Song of Songs 4:12

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

Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments

Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;
I have drunk my wine and my milk.
Eat, friends;
Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees

Ecclesiastes 2:5-6

I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a 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 cultivate the ground from which he was taken. So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river

Genesis 2:10-14

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. read more.
The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of the lord

Genesis 13:10

Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.

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:
The ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers

Numbers 24:6

“Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens beside the river,
Like aloes planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.

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

Isaiah 1:30

For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away
Or as a garden that has no water.

Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food

Genesis 2:9

Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing 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

The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Cucumbers

Isaiah 1:8

The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a watchman’s hut 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

The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like 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 ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples.

Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment

Amos 4:9

“I smote you with scorching wind and mildew;
And the caterpillar was devouring
Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees;
Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

Hedges » Placed around » Gardens

Song of Songs 4:12

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

Lamentations 2:6

And He has violently treated His tabernacle like a garden booth;
He has destroyed His appointed meeting place.
The Lord has caused to be forgotten
The appointed feast and sabbath in Zion,
And He has despised king and priest
In the indignation of His anger.

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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 became king in his place.

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