Jer 20:1-2
The priest Pashur son of Immer was the senior priest in GOD's Temple. He heard Jeremiah preach this sermon. 2 He whipped Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate of GOD's Temple.

Position is something to mankind but not to God. Jeremiah was doing what God told him to do but mankind’s position didn’t like it so instead of talking to God they punished Jeremiah.