“For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.”
Jeremiah's statement that violence and destruction are what he cries out, yet he is reproached and derided for the word of the LORD emphasizes the irony: the prophet announces authentic divine judgment, yet for this faithfulness he is mocked. The violent content of his prophecies (destruction, plundering, exile) makes the message difficult to accept, so the hearers reject the messenger. The verse shows that Jeremiah is ostracized not for false prophecy but precisely for true prophecy that announces harsh judgment.
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