28 Bible Verses about Gardens
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And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
'Build houses and live [in them], and plant gardens and eat their fruit.
For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will {make} its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and [the] {sound} of song.
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
but from the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat from it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die'."
For as the earth {produces} its sprout, and as a garden makes its plants sprout, so the Lord Yahweh will make righteousness sprout, and praise before all the nations.
And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it.
And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "From every tree of the garden {you may freely eat},
And he replied, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid because I [am] naked, so I hid myself."
Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden {at the windy time of day}. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other {wild animal} which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God indeed say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
So he drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, and {a flaming, turning sword} to guard the way to the tree of life.
I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all [sorts of] fruit trees in them.
And Yahweh God sent him out 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 their fruit.
Now a river flowed out from Eden that watered the garden, and from there it diverged and became four branches.
{Because} he has sent to us [in] Babylon, {saying}, 'It [will be] a long time, build houses and live [in them], and plant gardens and eat their fruit.'" '"
And I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they will rebuild [the] desolated cities and will inhabit [them]. And they will plant vineyards and will drink their wine, and they will make gardens and will eat their fruit.
I gave to you a land that you have not labored on, and cities that you have not built, and you live in them; you eat [from] vineyards and olive groves that you have not planted.'
Now [there] was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried.
Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
You were in Eden, the garden of God, and every precious stone [was] your adornment: carnelian, topaz and moonstone, turquoise, onyx and jasper, sapphire, malachite and emerald. And gold [was] the craftsmanship of your settings and your mountings in you; on the day when you were created they were prepared.
For the fact is [that] the land {that you are about to go into} to take possession of it [is] not like the land of Egypt, [from] which you have {come out of}, where you sow your seed and you give water by [your] foot, {as in a vegetable garden}.
And Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh, and he settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the man of Judah [is] the plantation of his delight. [And] he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!
They are spread out like valleys, like gardens on a river, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars at [the] waters.
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Burial » Places used for » Gardens
Then Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his palace, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
They buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in place of him.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have come to my garden, my sister 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 and become drunk [with] love}!
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the garden bed of the spice, to pasture his flock and to gather lilies in the garden.
I went down to the orchard of the walnut trees to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see [whether] the vine have sprouted, [whether] the pomegranates have blossomed.
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Spices, &c
Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances waft forth! Let my beloved come to his garden, let him eat his choice fruit!
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the garden bed of the spice, to pasture his flock and to gather lilies in the garden.
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Herbs
For the fact is [that] the land {that you are about to go into} to take possession of it [is] not like the land of Egypt, [from] which you have {come out of}, where you sow your seed and you give water by [your] foot, {as in a vegetable garden}.
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard that it may be mine for a garden of vegetable plants, because it is near, beside my house, and I will give to you a better vineyard in place of it. If it is better in your eyes, I will give you the money of its price."
Gardens » Jews ordered to plant, in babylon
'Build houses and live [in them], and plant gardens and eat their fruit.
{Because} he has sent to us [in] Babylon, {saying}, 'It [will be] a long time, build houses and live [in them], and plant gardens and eat their fruit.'" '"
Gardens » Often used for » Burial places
Then Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his palace, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
They buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in place of him.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
And they will come, and they will sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh, over [the] grain, and over [the] wine, and over [the] olive oil, and over [the] young ones of [the] flock, and over [the] cattle. And their life will become like a well-watered garden, and they will never languish again."
Gardens » Of eden » The future state of the jews shall be like
For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will {make} its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and [the] {sound} of song.
And they will say, "{This desolate land} has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, [now] being refortified, are inhabited."
Gardens » Of eden » Man placed in, to dress and keep
And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it.
And Yahweh 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
the people {who provoke} me to anger continually to my face, slaughtering for sacrifices in the garden, and making smoke offerings on bricks,
For you will be ashamed of [the] oaks [in] which you delighted, and you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.
Gardens » Of eden » Fertility of canaan like
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar.
{Before them} a fire devours, and behind them a flame burns. Like the garden of Eden is the land {before them}, and after them [it is like] a desolate desert, and nothing can escape them.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A garden locked [is] my sister bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Often refreshed by fountains
A garden fountain, a well of living water, flowing (streams) from Lebanon.
Gardens » Often enclosed
A garden locked [is] my sister bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Often used for » Entertainments
I have come to my garden, my sister 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 and become drunk [with] love}!
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees
I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all [sorts of] fruit trees in them. I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.
Gardens » Of eden » Man driven from, after the fall
And Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. So he drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, and {a flaming, turning sword} to guard the way to the tree of life.
Gardens » Of eden » Watered by a river
Now a river flowed out from Eden that watered the garden, and from there it diverged and became four branches. The name of the first [is] the Pishon. It went around all the land of Havilah, where [there is] gold. (The gold of that land [is] good; bdellium and onyx stones [are] there.) read more.
And the name of the second [is] Gihon. It went around all the land of Cush. And the name of the third [is] Tigris. It flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river [is] the Euphrates.
Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of the lord
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar.
Gardens » Of eden » Called the garden of God
You were in Eden, the garden of God, and every precious stone [was] your adornment: carnelian, topaz and moonstone, turquoise, onyx and jasper, sapphire, malachite and emerald. And gold [was] the craftsmanship of your settings and your mountings in you; on the day when you were created they were prepared.
Gardens » Often made by the banks of rivers
They are spread out like valleys, like gardens on a river, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars at [the] waters.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For you shall be like an oak withering its leaves, and like a garden where there is no water for her.
Gardens » Of eden » Had every tree good for food
And Yahweh God caused to grow every tree [that] was pleasing to the sight and good for food. And the tree of life [was] in the midst of the garden, {along with} the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Gardens » Of eden » Planted by the lord
And Yahweh 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
And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a city that is besieged.
Gardens » Taken care of by gardeners
Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" She thought that it was the gardener, [and] said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him."
Gardens » Lodges erected in
And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a city that is besieged.
Gardens » Often used for » Retirement
[When] Jesus had said these [things], he went out with his disciples to the other side of the ravine of the Kidron, where [there] was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.
Gardens » Blasting of, a punishment
"I struck you with blight and with mildew. Frequently the cutting locust devoured your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees, yet you did not return to me," [is] the declaration of Yahweh.
Hedges » Placed around » Gardens
A garden locked [is] my sister bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
He has broken down {his dwelling} place like the garden; he has ruined his appointed feasts; Yahweh has made [them] forget in Zion {festival} and Sabbath, and he has despised in his anger king and priest.
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Gardens Attached To Palaces
2 Kings 21:18-26Then Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his palace, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.