Did God Decieve Jeremiah?

Did God Decieve Jeremiah? (Jeremiah 20:7)

In the Bible, we run into many difficult verses which can cause one to stumble if not read in context. Jeremiah 20:7 is one of these difficult verses, as it says, "O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me," (Jeremiah 20:7 KJV). To explain this verse, we have to know the context of the chapter and the one prior. In chapter 19, the prophet Jeremiah is called to warn the people of Israel. Why? Well, due to Israel's disobedience leading to Canaanite worship(Jeremiah 2, Jeremiah 19:4), God commands the people of Israel to repent through the prophet Jeremiah. 

"And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house; and said to all the people, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words," (Jeremiah 19:11-15 KJV). As we see, Jeremiah tells these people about the impending doom.

Later on, Pashur the son of Immer the priest hears that Jeremiah had prophecied(Jeremiah 20:1). Pashur beats up Jeremiah(Jeremiah 20:2) and he begins to lament, "O Lord, thou hast deceived me(or persuaded or enticed), and I was deceived(or persuaded or enticed); thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision(or mockery) daily, every one mocketh me. For since I spake(or spoke), I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach(or addressed) unto me, and a derision(or mockery), daily," (Jeremiah 20:7-8 KJV). 

It is important to note that God never deceived Jeremiah, merely, the judgment had not come. We see this judgment coming later known as the Babylonian captivity(Jeremiah 21-28). God never deceived Jeremiah, he merely expected it to happen instantly which God had not said or alluded to, because of the mockery of his seemingly false prophecy, Jeremiah felt as though he was deceived.