Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
This verse commands against making graven images, which contradicts the idea of creating idols expressed in Isaiah 44:10.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:16-19
These verses warn against making idols or images, emphasizing God's disdain for idols, contrary to the practice criticized in Isaiah 44:10.
Deuteronomy 4:16-19: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:4
This verse states that an idol is nothing in the world, contradicting the implied value of idols in Isaiah 44:10.
1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.
Contradiction with Acts 17:29
This verse suggests that the Divine Nature is not like gold, silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device, contradicting the notion of creating idols.
Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:18
This verse questions the profit of a graven image, contradicting the implied benefit or purpose suggested in Isaiah 44:10.
Habakkuk 2:18: What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? [maker of...: Heb. fashioner of his fashion]
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency might be seen in the act of creating or worshipping idols, which is criticized in the verse. This could conflict with cultures or beliefs that find value or spiritual significance in physical representations. Some might see the prohibition against idols as contrasting with the human tendency to seek tangible forms of religious expression.