NobodyLikedJeremiah

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah the priest and lived just over two miles north of Jerusalem in Anathoth.
Because of his radical message of God’s judgment through the coming Babylonian invasion, he led a life of conflict.     He was
   → threatened in his hometown,
   → tried for his life by the priests and prophets of Jerusalem,
   → put in stocks,
   → forced to flee from King Jehoiakim,
   → publicly humiliated by the false prophet Hananiah, and
   → thrown into a cistern.
Jeremiah dictated all of his prophecies to his secretary Baruch from the beginning of his ministry until the fourth year of Jehoiakim.

After this scroll was destroyed by the king, Jeremiah dictated a more complete edition to Baruch, and later sections were composed. -- Thomas Nelson Bibles

Jeremiah was called to be a prophet at a time when Israel was doomed to judgment.

Unlike Jonah who was called to warn Nineveh of the coming judgment from which Nineveh could escape by repentance, Jeremiah had only a one-sided message - the inescapable judgment of Judah.

When your message has no hope, at least no hope for the current generation, everyone alive at the time of your ministry despises you.

We all want to live, not just survive. We want to prosper. We want our children to have a future.

Jeremiah's prophecy provided no hope to escape the judgment. Not only that, he provided no indication of how long the judgment would last.

It turns out that the Babylonian captivity lasted about 60 years. This means that the generation taken captive along with most of the lives of their children were spent in bondage.

So, as Jeremiah prophesied, not only did the people turn from him, but also the King and the High Priest.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet.     Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
This is the attitude of people who do not like what they hear from a prophet.
It is important to silence or destroy the reputation, if not the very life, of those who come against the policies of those in leadership,

Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, You shall surely die.

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech you, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeks not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

From the ScottSpot:

Pashhur is only mentioned briefly in the Bible, but he played the part of antagonist in a bitter battle with one of Israel’s most polarizing prophets… Jeremiah.
In the years leading up to Judah’s exile, the priesthood had been compromised… becoming little more than a crutch to prop up a corrupt, wayward nation.   God’s blessing on His people came to be taken for granted – as long as the temple stood and the priests continued to offer the designated sacrifices, what real harm could come to God’s chosen people?
Because the people forgot that God’s blessing depended on their faithfulness, the stage was set for the confrontation between prophet and priest.   Jeremiah (who was also a member of the priestly class) spoke against Judah’s unfaithfulness.   No one – not even his fellow priests like Pashhur – was safe from Jeremiah’s harsh – but God-given – warning.
But, Jeremiah did not just preach against sin; he also foretold the fall of the entire nation.   This was the straw that broke the camel’s back.   His words were regarded as unpatriotic, even treasonous.   Jeremiah’s prophecies threatened to send the entire nation into a panic .    Because of this, Pashhur used his influence as the second-highest-ranking priest in the temple to intimidate Jeremiah into silence.   He ordered Jeremiah to be beaten, and put in constraints for a day.
Apparently, Jeremiah failed to get the message.   But, Pashhur wound up with a new identity.   After being released, Jeremiah declared that from now on, God’s name for Pashhur would be Magor-Missabib… Hebrew for “Terror On Every Side”.   Pashhur would eventually be led captive to Babylon – just as Jeremiah said would happen – and would die there.

Not for the last time, Jeremiah predicted the downfall of his own country at the hands of Babylon.