Contradiction with Ezra 2:1
Ezra 2:1 details the initial return of the exiles led by Zerubbabel, not Ezra, which contradicts the account in Ezra 7:7 where Ezra leads a return of exiles later.
Ezra 2:1: Now these [are] the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Contradiction with Ezra 6:14-15
These verses describe the rebuilding of the temple, completed before Ezra leads his expedition in Ezra 7:7, contradicting the idea of a continuous narrative of events.
Ezra 6:14-15: And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. [commandment: Chaldee, decree]
Contradiction with Nehemiah 8:1-3
Nehemiah 8:1-3 places Ezra in Jerusalem before the events described in Ezra 7:7, suggesting a possible chronological discrepancy.
Nehemiah 8:1-3: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:11
This verse details Nebuzaradan carrying away the remaining people, which sets a different narrative context than the return in Ezra 7:7.
2 Kings 25:11: Now the rest of the people [that were] left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. [fugitives: Heb. fallen away]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:30
Mentions a deportation during Nebuchadnezzar's reign, contradicting the notion of an uninterrupted timeline of return as seen in Ezra 7:7.
Jeremiah 52:30: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons [were] four thousand and six hundred.